CFA (2019); MBA (2014), Odette School of Business, University of Windsor; MES (2012), Western University; BSc (Hons, 2010), University of Windsor, Canada.
Derek is a director on the RBC GAM Responsible Investment team at RBC GAM and is based in Toronto. In this role, he is responsible for assisting the investment teams with their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration processes, participating in ESG engagements with issuers and overseeing the firm’s proxy voting. Prior to joining the firm in 2015, Derek worked as a researcher, Advisory Services, at Sustainalytics, where he conducted environmental, social, and governance research across markets and provided clients with customized responsible investment products. Derek started his career in the investment industry in 2014.