BMO Global Asset Management
With over 31 years in the investment industry and a reputation as a forward thinker, Rajiv draws on his extensive experience to lead as Co-CEO of BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) – the highly successful investment management arm of BMO Financial Group. Since joining in 2009, the firm has grown rapidly emerging as a top money manager globally and has received many national and international awards for the thoughtful innovation provided to clients.
Prior to joining BMO GAM, Rajiv spent 14 years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI) where his most recent position was as President and CEO in Canada. With $2.2 trillion in assets under management, BGI was the world’s largest and pre-eminent investment firm at that time.
Rajiv is a past member of the TSX Trading Advisory Committee and of the Board of Governors of the Bishop Strachan School. He currently serves on the Advisory Board at The Ted Rogers School of Business at Ryerson University and the Board of Directors of CETFA (Canadian ETF Association).
Rajiv is a frequent speaker at industry and media events, and in 2008 was voted one of the 10 most powerful and influential people in the Canadian investment industry.
He holds B. Comm (Honours) and M.Com degrees from Delhi University, India, an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is a CFA charterholder.