Bio

Paul Schneider is a Director, Total Fund Management and Head of Corporate Governance at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. In his role, Paul leads Ontario Teachers’ global corporate governance initiatives, overseeing the corporate governance across all global public holdings. He has responsibility for advancing Ontario Teachers’ corporate governance policies and practices which includes the development and application of Teachers’ proxy voting guidelines and process, the execution of the Fund’s public company governance engagement program, and the interaction with regulatory bodies across markets to promote regulation that considers the interests of shareholders. Paul and his team provide corporate governance insights and expertise to the global public equity investment teams. Paul has close to 20 years’ experience in corporate governance career, joining Ontario Teachers’ in 2010 after 7 years with the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) where he helped establish CCGG as a leading voice in Canadian corporate governance. Paul is a board member of the International Corporate Governance Network and Chairs both the Audit and Finance Committee and the Planning Committee for the Toronto ICGN Annual Conference. In addition, Paul is a member of the CCGG Public Policy Committee, the Investor Group of the 30% Club Canada, the Harvard Institutional Investor Forum Advisory Board, the Asian Corporate Governance Association Investor Advisory Group and its China Working Group. He has been a judge for the Governance Professionals of Canada Excellence in Governance Awards since the award’s inauguration in 2013. Paul received his MBA from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (with distinction) and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.