Our people
Philippe Martin
Founder, Co-CEO
Economist. Entrepreneur. Operator. Strategist.
Phil Martin is an economist by training and an entrepreneur with experience building and leading businesses across technology, manufacturing, distribution and strategic advisory. As Founder and Co-CEO of Iversen | Martin, he brings economic analysis and an operator’s perspective to growth, governance, capital, succession and complex commercial decisions.
Experience & perspective
From building businesses
to shaping decisions.
Economist by training. Entrepreneur by experience. Operator by necessity. Strategist by design.
- Strategy
- Economics
- Governance
- Capital
- Partnerships
- Execution
- 2020–present
Iversen | Martin
Strategic advisory and fractional or interim executive leadership for organizations facing growth, change and operational challenges.
- 2017–2020
Intellesource
National distribution of surplus IT, telecommunications and photonics equipment, with secondary-market channel strategies.
- 2008–2016
Canadian Heritage Hardwood Flooring
Manufacturing and distribution of engineered hardwood flooring, with business expansion across Canada and the United States.
- 1995–2008
PDM Systems
Technology integration, global remarketing and Tier 1 IT asset distribution.
A perspective from Philippe Martin
The Crisis Beyond Oil
Why Iran, Food Security and the U.S. Bond Market Are Becoming One Global Economic Story
A disruption in the Strait of Hormuz can travel from energy markets to fertilizer, harvests, food prices, interest rates and sovereign balance sheets. The central risk is not one isolated shock, but several interconnected pressures arriving at the same time.
Leadership & contribution
A practical perspective
on consequential decisions.
Phil’s work spans board advisory, fractional executive leadership, commercial strategy and organizational change. His interests in macroeconomics, geopolitics and history inform the way he considers risk, incentives and long-term outcomes.
He also serves as President and Chief Strategy Officer of Swim Global Project, supporting its drowning-prevention mission through strategy, economics, finance and operations.