MS (1988), Harvard University; BS (1987), California Institute of Technology.
Hanif is Head of Alternative Investments at RBC Global Asset Management Inc. and a member of the PH&N Asset Mix Committee. Hanif has expertise in corporate finance, options valuation, credit analysis and risk management. He is accountable for the investment strategy and performance of a high yield bond fund and a multi-strategy hedge fund. He joined the firm in 1998 and held key executive positions in the years leading up to the firm’s acquisition by Royal Bank of Canada, including Director, Chief Investment Officer and Head of the Investment Committee. Previously, he spent 10 years in the capital markets division at a major U.S. investment bank, where he helped structure equity-linked financing for over 200 Canadian and U.S. corporate issuers. In his final two years with that organization, he was head of a proprietary trading desk dealing in convertible bonds, equity derivatives, and preferred shares.