Jason McLean is Chief Executive Officer of the McLean Group, supporting the businesses, overseeing strategic goals, coordinating capital decisions, and leading all major transactions. A key part of his role is ensuring that there is a healthy dynamic and high level of engagement between ownership and management. Jason is particularly committed to supporting and empowering individual business leaders across the McLean Group portfolio and over the last two decades has focused on ensuring that the businesses have the right capital structure and financing to achieve their goals. Several key milestones include: overseeing the successful sale of Vancouver Film Studios to HCP Capital Partners, transforming the real estate portfolio – including one of the largest real estate transactions in Metro Vancouver at the time, championing one of the member companies achieving B-Corp certification, and promoting leadership in sustainable helicopter operations.

Jason is a graduate of the law school at the University of British Columbia and was called to the Bar in that province after articling with Stikeman Elliot. Prior to joining McLean Group Jason worked in the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien. He is a certified member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Owner President Management Program.

In addition to his roles with McLean Group, Jason gives his time to multiple boards and community organizations. He currently serves as a Director of CIFAR, a Canadian-based global research organization, as well as the CN Community Board for BC. Previously, he served as Director and Chair of the Board of the Vancouver Foundation, Canada’s largest community foundation, is a Governor (past Chair) of the Vancouver Board of Trade and served on the UBC Board of Governors and Vancouver Police Board. Jason, along with his brother Sacha, was recognized by Ernst & Young for an Entrepreneur of the Year Award Pacific and is a past recipient of the Business in Vancouver Top 40 Under 40. Jason is also a board member of Fuller Group of Companies which includes the Earls, Joey, and Cactus restaurant brands.