Walter Gontarek

Dr. Walter Gontarek serves as CEO/Chair at Channel Capital Advisors, an FCA authorised and regulated asset manager which makes short term, asset-backed debt investments into the innovation economy. He serves as non-executive/Chair of the Board Level Investment Committee at Catalina Re UK, owned by Apollo Global affiliates. He was previously Managing Director and Global Head of Royal Bank of Canada's credit products business. He holds a doctorate in Finance from Cranfield University and a MBA in Finance from NYU Stern. In 2012, Walt was named on the "Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance" at PRIME Finance at the Peace Palace, The Hague.