Mr. Driscoll is a widely respected pioneer in the oil and gas, and royalty trust sectors. His enterprises launched in the 1980s were the first to give Canadian investors a direct interest in oil and gas production. During the last 20 years, Mr. Driscoll has been Chairman or CEO of issuers that have invested, or managed the investment of, more than $12.4 billion. He has founded numerous public partnerships as well as public and private energy and investment-related companies. Mr. Driscoll has more than 35 years of diversified business experience.
Mr. Driscoll is the founding President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sentry Select Capital Corp. He also founded, and has been Chairman of, NCE Resources Group since 1984, and Chairman and founder of Petrofund Energy Trust from 1988 to 2006, in June of which year Petrofund Energy Trust merged with Penn West Energy Trust. Mr. Driscoll has also been Chairman of C.A. Bancorp Inc. and Charter REIT since January 2006 and March 2007, respectively. He has been President, since 1981, of J.F. Driscoll Investment Corp., a company specializing in investment management and related advisory and consulting services.
Mr. Driscoll received his Bachelor of Science degree from the Boston College Business School and attended the New York Institute of Finance for advanced business studies. He is a member of the CFA Institute (formerly the Association for Investment Management and Research) and also attained the professional manager designation with the Canadian Institute of Management.