Mr. Lapham is the co-founder and CEO of Northern Private Capital, a generalist private equity firm focused on active investments in growth-oriented companies across North America and the UK. Prior to founding NPC, Mr. Lapham worked for the Blackstone Group as Chairman, Blackstone Canada where he led the firm’s efforts to identify and make investments across Canada. Prior to Blackstone, Mr. Lapham worked for Onex Corporation as a generalist investment professional in Onex’s large cap private equity business. In addition to his experience in private equity, Mr. Lapham also spent a number of years working as a public equity investor as an an analyst and a portfolio manager at Levco Alternative Fund, an event-driven hedge fund, and Coatue Management, a technology-focused long/short equity hedge fund. Mr. Lapham graduated from Princeton University where he studied American History and has also received his CFA designation.