Dean Prodan graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1986 with a B.A. (Economics) and has over 15 years of experience in the Canadian oil and gas capital markets.

From May 1987 to November 1989, Mr. Prodan was employed by RBC Dominion Securities Inc. In 1989, he joined Peters & Co. Limited where he served as an institutional broker and was responsible for advising some of the largest pension and mutual funds in North America on the Canadian oil and gas market

In 1993, Mr. Prodan was a founding shareholder and institutional broker at FirstEnergy Capital Corp. where he stayed until 1997. Mr. Prodan has previously managed energy funds such as the Dominion Equity Resource Fund Inc. and is currently the portfolio manager for the Canada Dominion Resource Limited partnerships. An active philanthropist, Dean also sits as Chair on the Board of Directors for the Calgary Foundation – a charitable organization whose goal is to improve the quality of life and address the critical issues facing the community of Calgary.