Saar is a Managing Director on the OMERS Private Capital team in Toronto, overseeing the group’s growth-stage tech investments. He has played an active role in, or served on the boards of, several portfolio companies, including Skillshare, Celigo, PandaDoc and Porter. Saar joined OMERS in 2019 as an Operating Advisor, moving to his current role in 2020.

For nearly two decades, Saar worked at CDI Technologies (now Bluum), serving 12 years as CEO. In 2010, he led a management buyout, then sold a majority stake to H.I.G Growth Partners in 2013, retaining a minority interest. He remained a board member until 2024. During his tenure, Saar oversaw three acquisitions, two refinancings, and drove revenue and employee growth.

Saar has an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University, where he graduated as an Ivey Scholar, and a BA in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier, where he graduated on the Dean’s List.

Saar loves to read (actual books, not on his iPhone), finds politics terrifying and fascinating, and economics engrossing. When not working, you can find Saar travelling the world with his wife and two kids.