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Mr. Purdy is the Chief Investment Officer and serves as Chair of the Investment Committee at Arrow Capital Management. With over 25 years of related experience, Mr. Purdy shares responsibility for hedge fund manager selection and asset allocation process. He has served on Arrow Capital’s Investment Committee since its inception. Mr. Purdy held senior roles at BPI Financial Corporation and IBM Canada Ltd. Mr. Purdy graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce and Economics degree. Mr. Purdy is on the board of the Canada Ireland Foundation and has supported various Varsity Blues soccer alumni fundraising projects at the University of Toronto.

Mr. McGovern founded Arrow Capital Management in 1999, bringing over 25 years of related experience. Previously he was President and Chief Executive Officer at BPI Financial Corporation (Canada), a publicly traded company that he co-founded thirteen years prior and which managed or administered over $6bn. Mr. McGovern is a founding and past Chairman of the Canada National Group of the Alternative Investment Management Association. Mr. McGovern graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce and Finance degree. He is active in charitable organizations.

Ted Whitehead is a Senior Portfolio Manager with Arrow Capital, bringing over 30 years of experience in the Financial Industry. Prior to joining Arrow, Ted spent 20 years at Manulife Asset Management as a Senior Portfolio Manager managing Small/Mid and All Cap Portfolios. Previously he was a Trader at Credit Suisse and Investment Advisor at both RBC Dominion Securities and Walwyn Stodgell Cochran Murray.

Chung joined Arrow in April, 2020. Prior to Arrow, Chung spent 15 years in Institutional Equity Sales, with the most recent stint as Executive Director at CIBC, largely covering Canadian Alternative Managers. Chung holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business.

Mr. Ruus brings over 20 years investment experience to his role as Portfolio Manager. The Leaders Fund, managed by Mr. Ruus, was awarded the “Alternative Strategies Lipper Award” in 2013. Previously, he worked at Chevron Canada Resources as an Engineer and was later appointed Portfolio Manager. Mr. Ruus has managed portfolios for Perigee Inc, Cumberland Asset Management, Northern Rivers Funds and BluMont Capital Corporation. Mr. Ruus has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Calgary and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Ahson Mirza is a Portfolio Manager at Arrow Capital Management, he joined the firm in 2016. Prior to Arrow Capital, Ahson worked for Timelo Investment Management in Toronto and Formula Growth Limited in Montreal as an investment analyst. Ahson graduated from McGill University in 2010 with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Finance.

David began his career on the sell-side in fixed income trading, progressing through a series of increasingly senior roles in London and Europe before secondment to Toronto, where he was Co-Head of Deutsche Bank’s Canadian global markets division. Transitioning to the buy side, David has subsequently managed a series of absolute return based multi-asset investment mandates for a cross-section of investor types including hedge funds, bank institutional asset managers and public pension plans. Additionally, David has provided advisory services to a cross-section of market participants including regulators, pension plans, hedge funds and impact investing initiatives.  

Ashley Kennedy is a Portfolio Manager with Arrow Capital, bringing over 20 years of experience in the Financial Industry. Prior to joining Arrow, Ashley previously worked on the buyside with experience at various Alternative Asset Managers including Sprott Asset Management, Sentry Investments and ForgeFirst. Previously he worked in equity research at UBS covering various industry sectors. Ashley graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Commerce.

Greg Marshall is a Trader and Macro Analyst at Arrow Capital Management, he joined the firm in 2019. Prior to Arrow Capital, Greg worked for SG Capital Management in Chicago as a trader and investment analyst. Greg earned an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Connecticut College.

Scott Gordon is a Trader at Arrow Capital Management, he joined the firm in 2018. Scott came to us from Sentry Investments in Sales. Prior to Sentry Scott was VP of Sales for a macro research firm in NYC serving hedge funds, family offices, portfolio managers and financial advisors.

Connor first joined Arrow as an intern in 2019 and 2020, before beginning full-time with the firm thereafter. Prior to Arrow, Connor worked two terms at State Street in the Toronto office. Connor graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2020 with a Bachelors in Political Science and minor in Economics.

Mike MacBain has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry in various trading and senior management roles for leading investment dealers. Previously he was the Managing Director, Head of Global Debt Markets, RBC Capital Markets (2008-2009) and President of TD Securities (2002-2006) after holding senior management roles focused on derivatives, fixed income, money markets and foreign exchange globally. In 2004, he was awarded Canada’s “Top 40 Under 40 Business Person.” Mike has completed the Executive Management Program at Stanford University and earned his BA, Honours Economics and Finance, from McGill University.

LeeAnn has 30 years experience with quantitative research in the capital markets. Previous activities include modeling complex derivatives with Citibank NA and TD Securities in the credit, interest rate and equity markets as well as designing and developing micro-systems solutions for trading. She is also a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with experience in leading process improvement teams and initiatives. LeeAnn received her Ph.D in Particle Physics, holds a Masters of Business Administration, and is a Chartered Investment Manager (CIM).

In her current role, Dr. Janissen designs the trading system architecture and develops systematic trading strategies.

LeeAnn is an enthusiastic early adopter of new technologies and has a keen interest in unleashing the potential that new technical solutions can bring to improving systems and outcomes.

Jordanna joined East Coast in 2018 as a Research Analyst. Before joining ECFMI, Jordanna had several co-op experiences in capital markets, quantitative research and technology roles

Jordanna earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfred Laurier University and a Bachelor of Computer Science from University of waterloo. She is also a CFA charterholder since 2021, and her OSC advising representative registration in 2023.   In her current position, Jordanna is responsible systems automation and equity trading.

Mr. Koloshuk is the Chief Investment Officer & Managing Principal at WaveFront, responsible for oversight of the firm’s research and trading. Mr. Koloshuk joined WaveFront in 2003 and was Senior Strategist and Director of Trading before becoming a Managing Principal in 2019. Mr. Koloshuk is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the United States, and with the OSC. Prior to joining WaveFront, Mr. Koloshuk was assistant to the head of the Social Sciences department at Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario, where he taught classes in philosophy and history. Mr. Koloshuk received a B.A. (Honours in Philosophy) from the University of Guelph, with a focus on epistemology and logic.

Mr. Austrup brings over 25 years of experience in the investment industry to his roles as Chairman & Managing Principal of WaveFront Global Asset Management. Responsible for strategic planning, development and enhancement of the trading programs, Mr. Austrup is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the United States and with the OSC. Mr. Austrup is an Associate Member of the National Futures Association and a member of the Managed Funds Association. He is Director of the Master of Quantitative Finance program at the University of Waterloo. Mr. Austrup graduated with honours with a BA from the University of Western Ontario.

John has over 25 years of experience in the asset management industry. Over the course of his career, John has held progressively senior roles, including Co-National Sales Manager at IA Clarington Investments and Vice President, Senior Consultant at Invesco.

John holds the Chartered Investment Manager Designation. 

Pierre Lalonde has over 20 years experience in the financial services industry. He joined Arrow Capital as Managing Director, Sales after spending 22 years at CI Investments, where he worked in a variety sales and marketing roles. His pri-mary responsibilities include supporting the sales effort of advisors in his territory, covering the province of Ontario. Pierre graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Busi¬ness Administration from UQAM (University of Quebec in Montreal).

Colin Whitehead joined Arrow Capital in 2018 as part of the marketing team. In 2019 Colin transitioned to the Sales team and provides Sales support for Managing Directors, John Graham and Pierre Lalonde. Colin graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Finance.

Managing Director of Sales in our Calgary office, Mr. Finlay is responsible for the marketing and distribution of Arrow Capital Funds in the provinces of Alberta and Manitoba. He began his career nearly 30 years ago at Richardson Greenshields, working in various roles in both Winnipeg and Toronto. Since then, he managed Rice Financial Group’s mutual fund division in Winnipeg, followed by time at Dynamic Mutual Funds, initially as Regional Sales Manager for the Prairies and promoted to Vice President of Sales for Western Canada. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics at the University of Manitoba.

Aaron Dubnicoff brings over 20 years of Financial Services Industry Experience to his role as Managing Director Sales at Arrow Capital. Prior to joining Arrow Capital, Aaron spent 10 years with Franklin Templeton as Vice President of sales and the prior 10 years as Vice President of Sales with Guardian Group of Funds/ BMO Mutual Funds. Aaron is pleased to continue to support Advisors’ practices in Manitoba and Saskatchewan as he has throughout his career. Aaron graduated from the University of Winnipeg with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.

Kara joined Arrow in 2017 after receiving her Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary, majoring in Finance. As a member of the Western Canada Sales team, her primary responsibilities are to provide sales and distribution support of Arrow Capital Funds in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Kara also oversees the communications and marketing needs for the Western based sales teams.