Sarah Riopelle, CFA

Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager & Head of Portfolio Solutions and Platform Talent, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.



CFA (2001); BComm (1996), University of Ottawa, Canada.

Sarah is managing director, senior portfolio manager, and head of Portfolio Solutions & Platform Talent team at RBC GAM Inc. In this role, she leads several of the important functions supporting investment teams and client success. Sarah also manages the firm’s entire suite of portfolio solutions. In addition, she is a member of the RBC GAM Investment Policy Committee (responsible for the investment strategy and tactical asset allocation for RBC funds’ balanced products and portfolio solutions) and a member of the RBC GAM Investment Strategy Committee (sets global strategy for the firm). In addition to her portfolio management responsibilities, Sarah works closely with the firm's chief investment officer, ensuring that all aspects of the investment management business at the firm are running smoothly. Prior to joining the firm in 2003 as a senior analyst, she worked at RBC Dominion Securities in both the Quantitative Research and Investment Strategy groups. Sarah began her career in the investment industry in 1996.


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.