Jon Awde is cofounder, president/CEO and a director of Gold Standard Ventures where he oversees all financing, corporate activities and developments for the company. He has spent the last 12 years financing junior resource companies and has focused on institutional accounts, raising over $100 million for public and private companies in the resource sector. Awde received his Bachelor of Arts in economics and finance from Acadia University and is a former sales and trading professional at a CDN Broker Dealer.