
Before he co-founded Ascend Partners, In Seon Hwang was a seven-year-old newcomer whose family worried about making rent. His career in private equity has given him a way to revisit the question of who gets the resources to move ahead.

For more than four decades, Fred Edwards has worked in the business behind working buildings. His route from long shifts in Calgary to GDI's executive ranks reveals a practical idea of leadership: build the operation, strengthen the network, then open a door for whoever comes next.