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Executive Committee
Brian Madden, CFA
Chief Investment Officer, First Avenue Investment Counsel
Heather Cooke, CFA
Former Chief Investment Officer, The Audra Group
Bobby Thompson, CFA
Partner, Audit Practice, KPMG LLP
Sarim Farooqi, CFA
Chief Financial Officer, Haventree Bank
Minal Upadhyaya, LLB
Head of Legal, Canada
Fred Pinto, CFA, ICD.D
Chief Executive Officer
Governance & Nominations Committee
Heather Cooke, CFA
Former Chief Investment Officer, The Audra Group
Bobby Thompson, CFA
Partner, Audit Practice, KPMG LLP
Sebastian Becerra, CFA
Managing Director, RBC Dominion Securities Inc
Audrey Gan, CFA
Senior Vice President, BNY Mellon
Noelle Sargeant
Corporate Advisor & Executive Coach
Fred Pinto, CFA, ICD.D
Chief Executive Officer
Minal Upadhyaya, LLB
Chair
Head of Legal, Canada
Social Media Committee
Rafael Espana, CFA
Vice Chair
Senior Analyst, Treasury Consulting
Rosina Robert, CFA
Director, Group Treasury, Scotiabank
Tianyou Zheng
Senior Analyst, Portfolio Analytics, Mackenzie Investments Corporation
Michael Lu, CFA
Chair
VP, National Accounts, CI Global Asset Management
Adilya Kanyazova, CFA
Senior Analyst, RBC
Anton Almazov, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Stewardvest Investment Counsel
Jason A.E. Parker, CFA
Vice President and Portfolio Manager, iA Global Asset Management
Candidate Relations Committee
Michael Lo
Vice Chair
Partner, Institutional Relationship Manager, EdgePoint Investment Group Inc.
Milica Popovic, CFA
Associate Advisor, RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
Minh Tu Nguyen, CFA
Senior Vice-Presidents, Acquisitions, CanFirst Capital Management
Sanjiv Kumar Malik, CFA
Vice President, Head of National Accounts, Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Yun Di Li
Senior Credit Analyst, Canada Development Investment Corporation
Aaron Ma, CFA
Associate Investment Strategist, RBC Global Asset Management
Eric Kang
Academic Director, BMO Financial Group Finance Research and Trading Lab, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
Jimmy Huang, CFA
Chair
President, T.I.P. Investment Management Ltd.
Kiana Xu, CFA
Principal, Investments, University of Toronto Asset Management
Digital Content Committee
Pushkar Sudhir Gondane, CFA
Sara Loriot, CFA
Chair
VP, Institutional Strategy & Partnerships, CI Global Asset Management
Thomas Shen, CFA
Associate, Green Street
Annika Olsen
Manager, Strategy and Support
Anton Almazov, CFA
Vice Chair
Portfolio Manager, Stewardvest Investment Counsel
Laura Sebesta
Vice Chair
Manager Finance & Compliance
Education Advisory Committee
Dan Yungblut, CFA
Vice President, Research, Scotia Global Asset Management
Krishna Ruthnum, CFA
Director, Climate Strategy, Royal Bank of Canada
Ronald J. Schwarz, CFA
Corporate Director & Consultant
Walter Albert de Wet, CFA
Fixed Income and Currency Strategist, Nedbank
Adriana Gibbon
Managing Director, Total Portfolio Management
Brandon New, CFA
Managing Director, Head of External Partnerships, AIMCo
Jenifer Rush, CFA
Chair
AVP, Head of Responsible Investing and Manager Research, SLGI Asset Management
External Relations Committee
Philip J. Castrodale, CFA
Sue Jiang, CFA
Vice President Investment Banking, National Bank Financial & Co. Inc.
Wanfeng Zhou, CFA
Chair
Principal, Senior sustainable investing consultant, Mercer (Canada) Limited
Answerd Ramcharan, CFA
Vice President, Canada Finance, Barclays Capital Canada Inc.
Bhawana Chhabra, CFA
Senior Investment Strategist, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.
Christopher Pearce, CFA
Head, North American Payables Sales, Flywire
Ming Yeung, CFA
Acting COO and CCO
Finance & Audit Committee
Mary Anne Palangio, CFA
Chief Financial Officer, Canadian Securities Exchange
Sadiq Nizar Alladina, CFA
Director
Timothy W. Watson, CFA
Lecturer, Western University
Heather Cooke, CFA
Former Chief Investment Officer, The Audra Group
Sarim Farooqi, CFA
Chair
Chief Financial Officer, Haventree Bank
Garvin Deokiesingh, CFA
Vice Chair
Partner, Risk Advisory, KPMG
Jenifer Rush, CFA
AVP, Head of Responsible Investing and Manager Research, SLGI Asset Management
Nigel Carpenter, CNE
Vice-President of IT Governance, CIRO
Derek Walker, CFA
Managing Director, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Fred Pinto, CFA, ICD.D
Chief Executive Officer
Industry Engagement Committee
Kong Yau Chan, CFA
Portfolio Advisor, Royal Bank of Canada
Rochelle Fermin Vaz, CFA
Treasury Manager, Salesforce
Tarang Agarwal, CFA
Investment Associate, Sagard Holdings Inc.
Viveck Panjabi, CFA
Chair
Angha Gupta, CFA
Associate Director, Fitch Ratings Inc
Anish Mistry, CFA
Vice President, Institutional, Ninety One North America
Fatah Kadiri, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Wellington Altus
Institutional Asset Management Committee
Jun Wang
Managing Director, Royal Bank of Canada
Lauretta Carla Nkouadjio Chame, CFA
Senior Associate, Infrastructure, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPO
Mark Bischoff, CFA
Managing Director, Relationship Management, Manulife Investment Management
Michael Charles Still, CFA
Vice Chair
Director, Americas Institutional Business, BlackRock
Mohammed Yaseen Nalla, CFA
Chair
Founder
Qoomail Dewji, CFA
Strategy Consultant, Manulife Financial Corp.
Sunny Ren, CFA
Director, Investments, The Audra Group
Trang Lam, CFA
VP, Sr. Client Investment Officer, NT Global Advisors, Inc.
Emily Cao
VP, TD Asset Management, Inc.
Jennifer Li
Director, ETF Sales
Derek Walker, CFA
Managing Director, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Membership Committee
Andrew Man Ho Ma, CFA
Chair
Chief Compliance Officer, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.
Anthea Ho Yan Yao, CFA
Vice Chair
Senior Manager, Treasury, Ontario Power Generation
Mitchell Fellen, CFA
VP, RGA International Corporation
Maxime Lavoie, CFA
Senior Financial Engineering Advisor, Desjardins Group
Hao Lin, CFA
Investment Analyst, Mackenzie Investments Corporation
Nicole Yue, CFA
Manager, MNP LLP
Mentorship Committee
Daria Komarova, CFA
Director, CIBC
Deena Padamadan, CFA
Senior Program Advisor, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Nigel D’Souza, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst, Aviva Investors
Alexandra Zvarich
Managing Director, SLC Management
Anthony Badali, CFA
Chair
Analyst OCIO, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.
Chong Yu, CFA
Vice Chair
Principal, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS)
Next Gen Steering Committee
Otto Yung, CFA
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, University of Toronto
Ruolin Wang, CFA
Vice Chair
Wealth Advisor
Shafiq K. Ebrahim, CFA
Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group, CPP Investments
Stephanie Poon, CFA
Manager, RBC
Jimmy Huang, CFA
President, T.I.P. Investment Management Ltd.
Kiana Xu, CFA
Principal, Investments, University of Toronto Asset Management
Michael Porto, CFA
Chair
AVP, Inside Sales and Strategy, IG Wealth Management
Mohammadmorteza Sajedian, CFA
Analytics Sales Specialist, FactSet
Private Wealth Management Committee
Sian Canavan, CFA
Vice President and Market Leader, BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc.
Wanting Zhao, CFA
Investment Counsellor, RBC PH&N Investment Counsel
Yufei Man, CFA
Head, Platform & Products, Tangerine Wealth
Bana Khoury, CFA
Senior Associate, Northwood Family Office
Henry Paul Chau, CFA
Vice President, Private Client Group, HarbourVest Partners, LLC
Ian Hatcher Marthinsen, CFA
Chair
Portfolio Manager, Lysander Funds Limited
Matthew Aaron Deforest, CFA
Associate Investment Counsellor, RBC Phillips, Hager & North Investment Counsel Inc.
Professional Development Committee
Julien Elio Nono Womdim, CFA
Vice President, Equity Analysis, Goodreid Investment Counsel Corp.
Ling Zhang, CFA
Chair
ETF Product, Blackrock International Holdings, Inc.
Olga Gappasova, CFA
Sr. Consultant, Meradia Group Inc
Christopher Hau, CFA
Vice Chair
Portfolio Manager, iA
Erica Gai, CFA
Associate Director, Fitch Ratings Inc
Jason A.E. Parker, CFA
Vice President and Portfolio Manager, iA Global Asset Management
Jean Andre Le, CFA
Institutional Client Manager, Black Creek Investment Management Inc.
Secondary School Relations Committee
Vanessa Yoon
Teacher (Co-op), Toronto District Secondary School Board
Yelena Stepanyan, CFA
Head of Investments, Embark Student Corp.
Fauzia Babar, CFA
Vice Chair
Investment Consultant, Aon
Matthew Febbraio, CFA
Portfolio Management Associate, Tacita Capital Inc.
Ronald Blake-Primus, CFA
Client Account Manager, Associate Director, UBS Canada
Shafiq K. Ebrahim, CFA
Chair
Managing Director, Systematic Strategies Group, CPP Investments
Steering Committee for the Advisory Council
Pamela Steer, CFA
CEO, CPA Canada
Ronald J. Schwarz, CFA
Corporate Director & Consultant
Brian Madden, CFA
Chief Investment Officer, First Avenue Investment Counsel
Heather Cooke, CFA
Former Chief Investment Officer, The Audra Group
Bobby Thompson, CFA
Partner, Audit Practice, KPMG LLP
Fred Pinto, CFA, ICD.D
Chief Executive Officer
Strategic Content Committee
Brent Rogers, CFA
Senior Analyst Corporate Strategic Initiatives, MCAP Commercial LP
Jack Bruton, CFA
Partner, EdgePoint Wealth Management
Joanna Tountas Wolff, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Sionna Investment Managers Inc.
Kevin Yuxin Zhao, CFA
Senior Manager, Sapling Financial Consultants
Maggie Wang, CFA
Associate, Investor Relations, Northleaf Capital Partners
Michael Alan Coady, CFA
Director and Actuary, Addenda Capital Inc.
Odeh Justin J. Habash, CFA
Sanaz Danielle Fotoohi, CFA
Principal, Modelyze Investments
Sara Loriot, CFA
VP, Institutional Strategy & Partnerships, CI Global Asset Management
Walter Albert de Wet, CFA
Chair
Fixed Income and Currency Strategist, Nedbank
Thomas Shen, CFA
Associate, Green Street
Michael Lu, CFA
VP, National Accounts, CI Global Asset Management
Areg Avetisyan, CFA
Founder
Bhawana Chhabra, CFA
Senior Investment Strategist, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.
The Analyst Editorial Committee
Joanna Tountas Wolff, CFA
Chair
Portfolio Manager, Sionna Investment Managers Inc.
Michael Alan Coady, CFA
Director and Actuary, Addenda Capital Inc.
Sanaz Danielle Fotoohi, CFA
Principal, Modelyze Investments
Winfred Lam, CFA
Manager, Balance Sheet Management, BMO Financial Group
Thomas Shen, CFA
Vice Chair
Associate, Green Street
Angha Gupta, CFA
Associate Director, Fitch Ratings Inc
Areg Avetisyan, CFA
Founder
Attika Raj, CFA
Senior Specialist, Complex Securities Pricing, London Stock Exchange Group Plc
University Relations Committee
Bassel Agie, CFA
Vice President, Citco (Canada) Inc.
Junyan Luo, CFA
Associate, PwC Canada
Maheen Sami Qureshi, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Scotia Wealth Management
Matthew Ellis, CFA
Vice Chair
Senior Analyst
Michael Alan Coady, CFA
Director and Actuary, Addenda Capital Inc.
Mohammadmorteza Sajedian, CFA
Chair
Analytics Sales Specialist, FactSet
Omar Faruk, CFA
Senior Performance Analyst
Stephen Derek Scott, CFA
Partner, Corporate Development
Tangling (Marissa) Li, CFA
Quantitative Research Senior Associate, Picton Investments
Tianhua Cui, CFA
Director Corporate Client Group, Royal Bank of Canada
Albert Yongjun Yang, CFA
Senior Financial Analyst, Sun Life Financial
Tianyang Chang, CFA
Associate Director, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
Ali Haddadmardani, CFA
Equity Research Analyst, AlphaSense, Inc.
Anand Sureshbhai Gokani, CFA
Vice President - Equity Core, Solactive AG
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