Kass earned an undergraduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds an MBA from Duke University. She has also served on the Board of Bruce Power and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises. Rod Phillips is the Vice Chair of Canaccord Genuity Corporation and a member of the Board of Directors of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. In 2018, he was elected as the Member of Provincial Parliament representing Ajax. Mr. Phillips also served as the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Long-Term Care, and the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks.