Mr Walter Viguiliouk

Managing Director & Chief of Staff, Sustainable Investing, at Manulife Investment Management

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Walter is responsible for leading the firms sustainable investing activities across the global private equity and credit businesses. He also leads multi-asset class initiatives and reporting across the entire private markets business. Prior to joining the firm, Walter was a principal on the responsible investing, total fund management team at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) where he was responsible for leading ESG integration and stewardship activities across all public equity and credit strategies representing C$100 Bn in assets under management (aum). Prior to that, Walter spent 8 years at Jarislowsky Fraser Global Investment Management, where he was instrumental in establishing the firm’s sustainable investing strategy and program covering C$40 Bn in aum. During his time with the firm, he held roles in equity research, portfolio management, client relationships, and global institutional business development. Over the years Walter has served on various industry committees and boards, including the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF) Investor Advisory Group (IAG), Pension Investment Association of Canada (PIAC) Investment Stewardship Committee, and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Global Forum for Sustainability. Walter is also an Adjunct Professor within the bachelor of commerce program at York University in Toronto, where he pioneered the first sustainable investing course within the finance program.