The CFA Ambassador Program is an initiative by the CFA Society Ottawa designed to drive employer engagement and promote values and ethical standards of the CFA Charter. The program strives to identify ambassadors from local employer organizations and build a network of exceptional investment professionals in the National Capital Region. Ambassadors are member volunteers who help to promote the high value of the CFA Charter to the firm's senior management and staffing officers, while informing fellow members about the local Society's initiatives, membership and candidacy information. The program forms a community of investment professionals that provides a unique platform for employer engagement. Our ambassadors benefit from visibility within their firms, as well as, externally across CFA Society's extensive network. A list of current ambassadors and participating employers can be found below.
| Employer Organization | Ambassador |
| MD Financial Management, CMA Companies | Richard Schmidt, CFA |
| Brookfield Soundvest Capital Management Ltd. | Tyson Charlebois, CFA |
| The Canadian Medical Protective Association | Pierre Barber |
| PH&N Investment Counsel, RBC Wealth Management | Goomaral (Maral) Chukhalkhuu |
| Minto Properties | Aaron Porter, CFA |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Jonathan Camarda, MBA, CFA |
| Export Development Canada | Bernhard Eichenlaub, CFA |
| Desjardins Financial Security | John Kitcher, CFA, CPA, CA |
| Bank of Canada | John Harvey |
| Doherty & Associates Investment Council | Geoff Saab, CFA |
| Brookfield Renewable Energy Group | Sami Kabir |
Participating employer organizations receive the following benefits:
- Company exposure, visibility and speaker opportunities at CFA Society Ottawa events
- Early sponsorship opportunities for CFA Society Ottawa events
- Opportunity to receive complimentary admissions to CFA Institute events
- Access to CFA Society Ottawa's job board
- Affiliation with the CFA Society Ottawa
- Connection with the community of investment professionals committed to integrity, professionalism and ethical behaviour
Get involved! For more information about the CFA Ambassador Program, how to become an ambassador, or to appoint an ambassador within your firm, please contact admin@cfaottawa.ca.
