Irene Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager & Co-Head of North American Equities, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

CFA (2013); BComm (2005), University of Toronto, Canada.

Irene is a managing director and a senior portfolio manager, and co-head of the RBC North American Equity team at RBC GAM Inc., specializing in conducting fundamental research within the insurance, industrial, technology, and media sectors. She earlier worked as a portfolio manager for nearly six years, and as an associate portfolio manager since 2014. Irene joined her current team in 2009 as a research analyst covering Canadian equities after starting at RBC as a member of the Wealth Management Generalist program in 2007. Prior to joining RBC, she worked as an analyst at a multinational investment bank. Irene started her career in the investment industry in 2005.

Team

​RBC North American Equity team Rigorous fundamental research aims to identify companies able to achieve consistent results through various market conditions

Our Leadership Committee
Damon Williams Chief Executive Officer RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Melanie Adams Managing Director & Head, Responsible Investment, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Daniel E. Chornous Managing Director & Global Chief Investment Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
Doug Coulter Managing Director, President & Head, Individual Investor Business
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Jayne Fieldhouse Managing Director & Head of Global Institutional Marketing
RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
Dagmara Fijalkowski Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager & Head of Global Fixed Income & Currencies, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Erich Gerth Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, RBC BlueBay Asset Management
RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
Matthew Graham Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Stu Kedwell Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager & Global Head of Equities, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Mark Dowding Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager & BlueBay Chief Investment Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
Alison LaRocque RBC Global Managing Director, GAM Strategy, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Eric Romer Managing Director & Head of Human Resources
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Donald Sanya Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.
Craig Tennier Managing Director & Global Chief Financial Officer
RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
Erick Zanker Managing Director and Head of PH&N Institutional
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.