Jean-Guy Desjardins
Distinguished Alumnus (2014)
Member of the Order of Canada (2014)
Biography
An HEC Montréal alumnus (1969), over the course of four decades he built two portfolio management firms ranked in turn among the country’s largest. Chairman of the Board and CEO of Fiera Capital since 2003, he is a very active member of the business community. He sits on several boards of directors, including the HEC Board (since 2002), and is a member of the Advisory Committee for the School’s Rémi Marcoux Entrepreneurial Track.