François Lachance

François Lachance is Managing Director, Fundamental Equities in the Equity Markets group. He sits on the Equity Markets Management Committee.

With over 20 years of experience in investing, Mr. Lachance joined CDPQ in 2023. Previously, he worked at PSP Investments for 11 years as Managing Director and Head of Fundamental Equities in the Capital Markets team. From 2003 to 2011, he worked at portfolio manager LetkoBrosseau. He began his career as an engineer, working in technology and telecommunications at Matrox, Vidéotron and Connexim.

Mr. Lachance holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal and a Master’s in Business Administration from HEC Montréal. He is a professional engineer and a CFA charterholder.