Samir Ben Tekaya

Samir Ben Tekaya has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Samir began their career as a Technical Advisor in HR Information Technology at the National Bank of Canada in 2001. Samir then transitioned to the role of Intermediary Analyst in Risk Integration at Banque Laurentienne from 2002 to 2004. Samir returned to the National Bank of Canada as a Senior Analyst in Credit Risk Analytics from 2004 to 2006, and later as a Senior Manager in Market Risk Management from 2006 to 2010.

In 2010, Samir joined Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec as the Director of Risk Management until 2014, and then served as Director of Portfolios Valuation until 2016. Samir then worked at bcIMC as Vice President of Investment Risk Analytics from 2016 to 2017, and currently holds the position of Vice President and Head of Investment Risk.

Throughout their career, Samir has also been involved in academia, serving as a Professor in Finance Certificate and DESS programs at HEC Montreal from 2008 to 2016.

Samir Ben Tekaya completed an Advanced Management Program at INSEAD in 2023. Prior to that, they obtained an MSc in Financial Engineering from HEC Montréal in the years 2001 to 2004, and an MSc in Applied Economics from the same institution in 1999 to 2000. Samir'sundergraduate degree is in Statistics, which they earned from the Institut National de la Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée between 1994 and 1998.