• Member of the Governance Committee
• Member of the Public Policy Committee

Marcia Moffat, Managing Director, is Country Head of Canada for BlackRock, a global investment management and technology solutions firm that manages over US$7 trillion in assets on behalf of investors worldwide.

Through its institutional client and iShares businesses, and growing technology and advisory services, BlackRock Canada helps a wide range of investors build better financial futures. The BlackRock Canada team is focused on sharing the very best of our firm’s global capabilities and local expertise with our Canadian clients.

As Country Head, Marcia is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of BlackRock’s Canadian operations. Marcia is also a member of BlackRock’s Global Operating Committee and Americas Executive Committee.

Beyond the firm, Marcia is actively involved with several industry and not-for-profit organizations. She chairs the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, sits on the board of the Ontario Brain Institute, the C.D. Howe Institute and the Business Council of Canada, and dedicates time to a number of philanthropic activities.

Marcia has spent most of her career in financial services, including several years at the Royal Bank of Canada where she held progressively senior roles in Investment Banking, Investor Relations and Retail Banking. Earlier in her career, she worked as a corporate finance lawyer in the New York and Paris offices of Shearman & Sterling.

Marcia holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, a JD from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and a Bachelor of Science (biology) from McGill University.

• Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee
• Member of the Governance Committee

Bruce Cooper is Chief Executive Officer of TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM) as well as Senior Vice President of TD Bank Group. He is responsible for all TDAM business including Investment Management, TD Greystone, Mutual Funds, Operations, Risk Management and Distribution. He has been with TDAM for more than 25 years and has worked in both Toronto and the UK, managing Canadian, U.S. and Global Equities across a variety of mandates. Bruce sits on the Board of Trustees of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab Hospital and the Board of Directors of IFIC (The Investment Funds Institute of Canada). Bruce holds a B. Comm from Queen’s University, an MA in Political Science from McGill University and is a CFA charterholder.

• Vice-Chair of the Governance Committee
• Member of the Member Engagement Committee

Julie Cordeiro, Vice President, is the Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel at Burgundy Asset Management, an independent and global investment manager providing discretionary investment management services for private clients, foundations, endowments, pensions and family offices. Founded in 1991, Burgundy has employed a quality-value investment approach to preserve and grow its client’s capital over the long term. Burgundy has a strong history of leadership in corporate governance and was a founding member of the CCGG.

Julie oversees the general administration and operations of the firm. She is a member of the Burgundy Management Team, Chair of the Operational Governance Group and Chair of the Crisis Management Team, playing a strategic advisory role on corporate initiatives, business operations and risk matters.

Prior to joining Burgundy, Julie was In House Legal Counsel at the Portfolio Management Association of Canada (PMAC) where she worked with various securities commissions, self-regulatory organizations and all levels of government while formulating key advocacy positions on behalf of the investment management industry. Prior to that, Julie was Legal Counsel at the Ontario Securities Commission in the Corporate Finance Branch.  Julie spent the early part of her career as an Associate at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in the Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups.

Julie holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from New York University School of Law, and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Windsor. She recently completed the ICD-Rotman NFP Program.

• Member of the Finance & Audit Committee
• Chair of the Member Engagement Committee

Duane Green is president and CEO of Franklin Templeton Canada and Fiduciary Trust Canada. Celebrating its 65th anniversary, Franklin Templeton Canada provides asset management and investment solutions, including mutual funds, ETFs, multi-asset portfolios, pooled funds and alternatives, to Canadian retail, institutional and high net worth investors. Fiduciary Trust Canada is a nationally regulated trust company and private wealth boutique.

Previously, Mr. Green served as managing director – Canada, responsible for Franklin Templeton’s Canadian retail, institutional and high net worth distribution business. Prior to that, he was head of Institutional in Canada. Mr. Green joined Franklin Templeton in 2004 as vice president of Strategic Alliances.

In 2017, he received the Women in Capital Markets Male Leadership Award, which recognized his efforts to support diversity and inclusion in Canada’s financial services industry. As president and CEO, Mr. Green works to foster an inclusive environment that inspires innovation and helps staff succeed and thrive.

Mr. Green is chair of the board and director of Franklin Templeton Investments Corp., director of Fiduciary Trust Company of Canada and chair and director of FTC Investor Services Inc. He is on the Board of Directors of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC), the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) and Business / Arts (B/A). Additionally, he is Chair of the University of Ottawa Faculty Campaign Cabinet and sits on the Pension Committee of Canada’s National Ballet School. He is a past board member of Canada’s National Ballet School and Crohn’s and Colitis Canada.

Mr. Green has a degree in economics from the University of Ottawa and is a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI). He also holds the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) and Financial Management Advisor (FMA) designations.

• Vice-Chair of the Public Policy Committee
• Member of the Member Engagement Committee

A graduate of McGill University (Bachelor of Commerce) and a CFA charterholder, Mr. Letko founded Letko Brosseau & Associates Inc. with Daniel Brosseau in 1987. Headquartered in Montreal, Letko Brosseau is a private investment management firm that manages more than $27 billion of assets for private and institutional clients. The firm’s objective is to create value through the management of publicly traded securities according to an investment approach based on in house, independent research, valuation discipline, a global perspective and a long-term horizon.

Prior to founding Letko Brosseau, Mr. Letko was Manager, Investments with the CN Pension Fund

• Vice-Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee

Maxime Ménard is President & CEO of Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited and a director on the firm’s Board of Directors. Founded in 1955, Jarislowsky Fraser is one of Canada’s leading investment management firms and manages the portfolios of pension funds, foundations and endowments, corporations and individuals in Canada and internationally. The firm has been a leader in advancing good governance, seeking to improve corporate governance for the benefit of all stakeholders. Jarislowsky Fraser has always been actively involved in CCGG and its mission. The firm’s founder, Stephen Jarislowsky, co-founded the CCGG to promote good governance practices in the companies owned by its members.

Mr. Ménard has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry. He joined Jarislowsky Fraser in 2003 and was a long-standing partner at the firm. In his various senior roles at Jarislowsky Fraser, including Executive Vice-President, he has provided strong leadership in the firm’s growth and expansion, setting the strategic framework and overseeing day-to-day operations.

Active in the community, Mr. Ménard has been a member of several boards and committees, such as the Foundation du Musée National des Beaux Arts du Quebec and the St-Justine Hospital Foundation.

He is a graduate of York University (Bachelor of Arts) and received a Master’s in Business Administration from HEC Montréal.

• Vice-Chair of the Member Engagement Committee
• Member of the Governance Committee

Kim founded Sionna in 2002 and has more than 35 years of industry experience. She is the President and co-Chief Investment Officer at Sionna, and was previously chief investment officer and senior vice president at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Canada. Kim serves as a board member with the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance and is the past Chair of its Governance Committee. She is also on the board for the Brandes Institute, the Ontario Arts Foundation, United Corporation (a listed closed-end fund), a member of the C.D. Howe Institute’s National Council and the CFA Institute Board of Regents (she previously served as its chair). Kim is also a past president of the CFA Society Toronto.

She was awarded Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year (2005), the RBC Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Award, the Women’s Executive Network’s Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award (2007, 2017), continuously listed as one of Profit Magazine’s Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs over the last several years and a recipient of the 2015 Rotman Women in Management Association Top 10 Awards (Entrepreneur Category).

• Vice-Chair of the Governance Committee

John Sinclair is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Vestcor Inc. (formerly the N.B. Investment Management Corporation – NBIMC) and is primarily responsible for the investment management and benefit administration services for several public sector-based client groups that total more than $16.5 billion in assets.

He started his career in a logistics planning role with General Motors Corporation and worked in a number of corporate and investment banking positions with Citigroup Inc. John joined NBIMC in 2000, was the Chief Investment Officer from 2002 until early 2016 and has been the President and Chief Executive Officer since 2003.

A native of New Brunswick, he holds both a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, and a Master’s in Business Administration with distinction from the Ivey Business School at Western University. He serves as a Director of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, and the Advisory Board of Atlantic Industries Limited, participates on the Investment Committee of the University of New Brunswick, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, and the Fredericton Community Foundation, and is a past Director of the Pension Investment Association of Canada.

• Vice-Chair of the Environmental & Social Committee
• Member of the Public Policy Committee

Daren Smith is the President and Chief Investment Officer at University of Toronto Asset Management (UTAM), which invests over $10 billion in assets on behalf of the University of Toronto. Since 2000, UTAM has been the investment manager for the University of Toronto’s Pension, Endowment and short-term working capital assets.

Daren joined UTAM in November 2008 and over time assumed increasing levels of responsibility. Immediately prior to becoming President and Chief Investment Officer in September 2016, Daren was the Managing Director and head of UTAM’s manager selection team (now the Investment team), which is responsible for all investment-related manager selection and monitoring activities.

Prior to joining UTAM, Daren spent four years at Keel Capital, where he was a partner and a senior member of the investment team that managed the assets of a Nova Scotia–based pension plan. Daren spent the early part of his career at Sun Life Financial and then Maritime Life, working in an actuarial capacity.

Daren holds an honours undergraduate degree in Actuarial Science (B.Sc. Hons) from the University of Western Ontario, a Master’s degree in Statistics (M.Sc.) from the University of British Columbia and a Master’s degree in Economics (M.A.) from McMaster University. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA). Daren holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designations.

• Chair of the Public Policy Committee

Jeff Wendling is the President & Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Investment Officer of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).

He has 30 years of investment management experience and has been with HOOPP since 1998. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he had served as HOOPP’s Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer since 2018. Before that, he spent more than six years as co-CIO. Jeff began his career at HOOPP as a Senior Portfolio Manager on the Public Equities team.

Jeff is a proven leader of a large and sophisticated management team, and he has spearheaded the fund through a variety of market environments. Jeff was also heavily involved in developing HOOPP’s Liability Driven Investment approach. This approach, coupled with solid investment results, has allowed HOOPP to maintain its strong funded position, keeping plan pricing stable while providing benefit improvements to plan members.

Jeff earned his BA in Economics and his MBA from the University of Toronto and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Jeff is also a board member of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance and is the chair of its Public Policy Committee.

• Member of the E&S Committee

Helen Beck was appointed Executive Vice-President and Head of Equity Markets in April 2020. In this role, she oversees the teams responsible for portfolio strategy and investment and portfolio management for Equity Markets. As part of her role, she is the Chairperson of various investment committees. She is also a member of the CDPQ Executive and Investment-Risk Committees.

Ms. Beck joined CDPQ in 2014 as Senior Vice-President, Canadian Equity and Index Management, before being appointed Deputy Head of Equity Markets and then Head of Equity Markets. She has over 20 years of experience as an analyst and portfolio manager in the Canadian stock market. She began her career at the Montreal Exchange and spent 15 years with the CN Investment Division, where she managed the Canadian equity and North American equity portfolios, and was a member of the Division’s executive committee. Prior to joining CDPQ, she was Head of Canadian Equities and a Partner at Jarislowsky Fraser, where she served on the Investment Strategy Committee.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Finance from Concordia University, is a CFA charterholder, and holds the Institute of Corporate Directors’ ICD.D designation.

• Vice-Chair of the E&S Committee

Amit Prakash joined AIMCO in 2020 as its first Chief Investment Strategy Officer. Amit was formerly Managing Director, Multi Asset Solutions, Canada at BMO Global Asset Management in Toronto. Prior to this role, Amit was Managing Director, Global Exchange Traded Funds and Alternative Investments and was also responsible for establishing and leading BMO Global Asset Management’s Asia business based out of Hong Kong.

His career spans portfolio management, investment and product strategy and trading roles with top global investment management firms such as BlackRock in Singapore and London, Barclays Global Investors in Toronto and Wells Fargo Nikko Advisors in San Francisco.

Amit holds an MBA from Tulane University, a Master of Economics and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Delhi and is a CFA charterholder.

• Vice-Chair of the Member Engagement Committee
• Member of the Finance & Audit Committee

Michael Kelly is OMERS Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer. In his current role, Michael oversees OMERS Legal Division and is involved in various matters and initiatives related to pension and investment law, regulatory affairs and corporate governance. Michael is actively involved in Board and Committee functions and oversees the Board Secretariat.

Michael also chairs the Sustainable Investing Committee, which oversees OMERS approach to matters such as environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration in its investing activities. He also represents OMERS on various domestic and international organizations focused on areas including governance, institutional investing, sustainability and climate change, and finance.

• Member of the Member Engagement Committee
• Member of the Public Policy Committee

Peter Lindley is President and CEO of OPTrust, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans with offices in Toronto, London and Sydney. Peter assumed the role in September 2019 and is responsible for leading OPTrust and its strategic direction.

Peter is a financial services industry veteran, with over 30 years of experience in strategy, investments and leading high-performance teams. He is a strong advocate for defined benefit pensions and responsible investing.

Most recently, Peter was President and Head of Investments for State Street Global Advisors Ltd. (SSGA Canada), where he was responsible for assets under management of $50 billion and SSGA’s overall Canadian business strategy. In this role, Peter led teams of investment, client service, operations and administration professionals providing investment solutions and advice to institutional clients, including pension plans, endowments, foundations and fund managers.

Prior to his 14-year career with SSGA, Peter held senior roles at Deutsche Bank and CIBC World Markets in Toronto. Before moving to Canada, Peter worked in the U.K. for the Industrial Bank of Japan and Security Pacific.

Peter obtained a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Leicester, U.K. and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto.

• Member of the Public Policy Committee

Following a short stint with the Bank of Montreal in a credit role, in 1989, Phil started his career in the investment management industry with Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel. Over his four years at Leith Wheeler, he managed a variety of responsibilities including trading the bond portfolio, performing security analysis on US and Canadian public equities as well as portfolio construction responsibilities for the firm’s two mutual funds. He joined the partnership in 1992.

In January 1993, Phil joined Connor Clark and Lunn Investment Management as a partner and Canadian equity analyst on the fundamental equity team. Over the following decade he transitioned through a number of roles culminating in the leadership of the team in 2002. Over that period Phil covered virtually every industry in Canada. A key part of the investment process was engagement with the leadership of management of each company and this due diligence typically resulted in over 150 company meetings a year.

In 2003, Phil joined the Board of Directors at CC&L taking on additional business management and leadership responsibilities for the firm. In 2006, he took over the leadership of the client relationship team along with leadership of product development initiatives for the firm. He sits on the risk management committee and has been on the Board of the Connor Clark and Lunn Foundation for over 20 years.

Phil has also been active in the community on a number of levels. Most notably, in September 2000, Phil led a small group in a grass roots initiative to create a Foundation to provide an alternative education program to engage the Province’s at risk youth. The Take a Hike Foundation supports vulnerable youth in a full-time program of intensive and continuous clinical counselling, outdoor adventure, academics and community. As a founder and Chair of the Board, Phil has overseen steady growth of the past 20 years which has resulted in accolades from the Provincial Government, more than $13mm being raised and programs being set-up in five school districts across the Province.