Item - 2020.CA12.1

Appointees' biographies:

Tanya Lai

Tanya Lai is Managing Director, Public Equities at the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO). Tanya’s main areas of responsibility are strategy research and implementation, portfolio construction, manager selection and management across public equities strategies. Tanya has a MBA from University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, B.Comm (Honours) from University of Toronto, and is a CFA charter-holder (member of the Toronto CFA Society). Tanya also serves on the Investment Advisory Committee of the Public Guardian and Trustee (Ontario).

Mary Robinson

As Director of Research, Policy and Collaboration with the Responsible Investment Association, Mary Robinson is advancing the adoption of responsible investment in Canada. Mary is a CFA charterholder with over 25 years of experience advising institutional investors on complex governance and investment management issues with expertise in a broad range of asset classes. Mary holds an Honours Bachelor of Mathematics (University of Waterloo) and is an Associate of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Pamela Steer

Pamela Steer, FCPA, FCA, CBV, CFA is the Chief Financial Officer of Payments Canada. Pamela has more than 15 years of management experience with global organizations, which have experienced high growth and transformation. Her community involvement includes Past Chair of the Board of CFA Society Toronto and global Advisory Council member to Accounting for Sustainability.  She is also a founding advisory council member for the Institute for Sustainable Finance. Pamela was honoured in 2019 as Canada’s CFO of the Year.

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Investment Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on January 31, 2024, and until successors are appointed:

Tanya Lai

Mary Robinson

Pamela Steer 

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 5 to the report (January 10, 2020) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Investment Board.

Candidates' biographies:

Tanya Lai

Tanya Lai is Managing Director, Public Equities at the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO). Tanya’s main areas of responsibility are strategy research and implementation, portfolio construction, manager selection and management across public equities strategies. Tanya has a MBA from University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, B.Comm (Honours) from University of Toronto, and is a CFA charter-holder (member of the Toronto CFA Society). Tanya also serves on the Investment Advisory Committee of the Public Guardian and Trustee (Ontario).

Mary Robinson

As Director of Research, Policy and Collaboration with the Responsible Investment Association, Mary Robinson is advancing the adoption of responsible investment in Canada. Mary is a CFA® charterholder with over 25 years of experience advising institutional investors on complex governance and investment management issues with expertise in a broad range of asset classes. Mary holds an Honours Bachelor of Mathematics (University of Waterloo) and is an Associate of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Pamela Steer

Pamela Steer, FCPA, FCA, CBV, CFA is the Chief Financial Officer of Payments Canada. Pamela has more than 15 years of management experience with global organizations, which have experienced high growth and transformation. Her community involvement includes Past Chair of the Board of CFA Society Toronto and global Advisory Council member to Accounting for Sustainability.  She is also a founding advisory council member for the Institute for Sustainable Finance. Pamela was honoured in 2019 as Canada’s CFO of the Year.

The Civic Appointments Committee will conduct interviews and recommend three public members to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Investment Board.