Benoît Gauvin

Benoît Gauvin leads the Index Management, Trading and Securities Finance team. He also heads the activities for the Alternative Beta mandate in addition to serving as the chair for that mandate’s investment committee.

With CDPQ for 15 years, Mr. Gauvin has held various positions within the Equity Markets team, including Director and Portfolio Manager, Canadian Equities as well as Associate Vice-President and Vice-President, Portfolio and Operations Optimization. He was an active participant in the strategic development of the team and the evolution of the index management activities. Before joining CDPQ, he was Senior Director, Canadian Equity at Gestion de placements Valorem and Portfolio Manager at Montrusco Bolton and ING Investment Management.

A CFA charterholder, he also holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and a Master’s in Finance from Université de Sherbrooke.