Roger Beauchemin

Addenda Capital is an investment management firm that looks after insurance, pension, private wealth, corporate and foundation assets. It is majority-owned by Co-operators Group Limited, of which Roger is a member of the senior management team. Roger joined Addenda Capital in 2013 and was appointed President and CEO in 2015. Under his tenure, Addenda has launched one of Canada’s first impact fixed income funds as well as two climate transition equity funds. The firm is part of the worldwide Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative since 2021 and is a founding participant in Climate Engagement Canada (CEC).

Roger is a member and former Chair of the Responsible Investment Association (RIA) Board of Directors. He also serves as on the Steering Committee of CEC, is a board member of Finance Montréal and the Transition Accelerator, and sits on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Sustainable Finance at the Smith School of Business (Queen’s University). He has also presented on climate-related topics and moderated panels on Indigenous economic reconciliation. In 2021, he was a recipient of Canada’s Clean5O and Canada’s Clean16 Awards as a leader in the Financial and Services Organizations category. He holds -the CFA® designation and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from McGill University.