Derek Walker
Managing Director, Head of Research, Total Fund Management @CPP Investments | Investissements RPC
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Managing Director, Head of Research, Total Fund Management @CPP Investments | Investissements RPC
Toronto, ON, CA
EDUCATION
INSEAD
MBA
ABOUT DEREK WALKER
A senior investor with a passion for building industry-leading investment processes and portfolios, with extensive experience overseeing different investment functions from research to portfolio management to implementation. An accomplished multidisciplinary leader focused on building diverse, high-performing teams. Specific areas of technical expertise include strategic and tactical asset allocation, total portfolio management & construction, portfolio engineering, risk management, advanced analytics and machine learning, investment systems development.Currently leading the Research group within the Total Fund Management (TFM) department at CPP Investments. Responsibilities include developing innovative models that address multi-asset class and multi-horizon portfolio challenges, including leverage and liquidity targeting, currency management, asset characterization, tactical asset allocation, and relative value decision-making. The group implements and advances quantitative tools such as risk models, valuation frameworks, and transaction cost analytics, ensuring they move seamlessly from research into production. In partnership with colleagues across TFM, the group also integrates emerging factors such as artificial intelligence, climate change, and geopolitical risk into the Fund\'s Total Portfolio Investment Framework, delivering insights that strengthen portfolio construction, enhance portfolio resilience, and improve total fund performance.
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