Elias Vamvakas

Mr. Vamvakas is the Chairman of Greybrook Capital a private equity investment firm based out of Toronto that is focused on acquiring and operating companies in Financial Services, Technology and Healthcare.


Mr. Vamvakas is also Chairman and CEO of TearLab Corporation (NASDAQ/TEAR, TSX TLB), an ophthalmic device company developing and commercializing novel, lab-on-a-chip technologies that enable eye care practitioners to test for highly sensitive and specific biomarkers in tears at the point-of-care.


Prior to TearLab, Mr. Vamvakas co-founded TLCVision (NASDAQ/TLCV, TSX/TLC) in 1993 where he served as President and CEO until 2003.


Mr. Vamvakas' as CEO, built TLC into the largest eye care service provider organization in North America with revenues of more than $300,000,000 as TLC opened or acquired more than 100 laser eye clinics, over 200 mobile laser sites, more than 250 mobile cataract locations several ambulatory surgery centers and through it’s subsidiary Vision Source Inc. developed the largest independent Optometric Franchise with more than 2,000 locations. 


TLC's stock, listed on the TSX and NASDAQ since 1996, appreciated to well over $1 Billion during his tenure.


Mr. Vamvakas is actively involved in the management and operations of several Greybrook companies and serves as Chairman of Brandimensions Inc. and Nulogx Inc. Mr. Vamvakas also serves on the Board of Jameson Bank and the National Golf Club.


Mr. Vamvakas has received many management awards from industry and his peers.

  1. Mr. Vamvakas was named to ''Canada's Top Forty under Forty'' in 1996. An award that recognizes the top 40 Canadians under the age of 40.
  2. In 2005 he was also voted “best of the best” by his peers.
  3. In 2000, Mr. Vamvakas was recognized by Profit Magazine for managing Canada's fastest growing company (TLC) with over 25,000% growth over 5 years.
  4. In 1999, Mr. Vamvakas received the Presidential Medal of Honor from the Illinois College of Optometry.
  5. In 1999 he was named Ernst & Young's Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year for Innovative Partnering and Entrepreneur of the Year for Ontario in the Emerging Category.