Mark Gardiner, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

  • Approximately 20 years of experience in the investment industry.

  • International Experience: Worked in the investment industry in Australia for 4 years and received his MBA from the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, India in 2010. Has also studied in Argentina, China and Spain.

Geoff Pertsch, CFA

President & Chief Compliance Officer

  • Brings operational experience from over 8 years at Procter & Gamble and Irving Consumer Products in Toronto.

  • Received his MBA from York University in 2006 and his Bachelor of Science (Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science) from McGill University in 2001.

André Picher

Investment Analyst

  • Brings a depth of research and analytical skills developed over many years as a journalist (National Producer and Reporter for CBC Radio and monthly contributor to Harper’s Magazine) and entrepreneurial experience from 10 years as an operator in the private sector.

  • Studied International Affairs at Colby College (U.S.A.), McGill University (Canada), and The Sorbonne (France) and Financial Accounting and Analysis at The Columbia Business School and Harvard Business School.