Nolan Foster is the principal of Hatch Advisory, a CFA® charterholder and MBA. His career has run at the intersection of financial analysis and operational execution — as an executive, an advisor, and an operator inside businesses at critical inflection points.

As COO of one of Canada’s largest mortgage investment companies, he implemented an accountability system across the organization, drove record capital growth, revenue, and EBIT improvement, made several key hires, and supported a successful acquisition outcome in 2025.

At a Schedule 1 bank, he learned the reverse mortgage asset class by facilitating the purchase of over $150M from the largest originator in Canada, then led the development of a third-party origination platform that reached $50M in originations in its second year. When the bank was subsequently acquired by a larger institution, he navigated the integration from the inside — experience that informs how he works with clients facing the same transition.

His independent consulting practice ran from 2010 to 2016 and included a CFO mandate, operational redesign engagements, and acquisition sourcing and negotiation on a $100M client mandate, all conducted directly with owners and boards of privately-held businesses.