Bio

Tanya Lai is Managing Director, Public Equities at Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO). She is responsible for IMCO's public equities assets, focusing on strategy research, implementation, and portfolio construction. She is the Chair of the IMCO Portfolio Construction Committee that ensures the IMCO Public Equity investments are aligned with long-term investment goals. Before joining IMCO at its inception in 2017, Tanya was the Managing Director of Public Markets at the Ontario Pension Board, leading its entry into emerging markets. She has worked with Canadian-based pensions (defined benefit and contributions plans) and endowments. She oversaw investment research on traditional/alternative asset classes and multi-manager structure design while leading risk management initiatives. Tanya has an MBA from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Toronto. She is a CFA charter holder and a member of the Toronto CFA Society. Tanya currently serves on the Investment Advisory Committee of the Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee ("OPGT" ), and she serves on the Investment Committee of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation ("CAMH Foundation"). Previously, she was a board member of the Toronto Investment Board.