Donald Walcot

Donald Walcot was appointed to the NAC’s Board of Trustees on April 25, 2013 and was named Chair of the Audit and Finance Committees.

Mr. Walcot’s professional and volunteer experience on numerous boards and committees includes chairing the Investment Committee for the McConnell Foundation, chairing the Pension Investment Committee for McGill University, and serving on the Boards of York University, the Ontario Workers Safety and Insurance Board and Aim Trimark.

During his professional life, Mr. Walcot served as the Chief Investment Officer of Bimcor (the Bell Canada pension fund), President and Chief Executive Officer of Sun Life Investment Management Ltd., and Chief Investment Officer of the Ontario Hydro Pension Fund.  Mr. Walcot, a Chartered Financial Analyst, is a past Chair of the Pension Investment Association of Canada.

Mr. Walcot has a deep interest in the arts, having served on the Board and as Chair of the Centaur Theatre in Montreal.  He has also served with other non-profit organizations including the Montreal Association of the Blind and the University Club of Montreal.