Marc-Andre Blanchard

Marc-Andre Blanchard currently serves as Executive Vice-President and Head of CDPQ Global, as well as Global Head of Sustainability at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) since September 2020. Prior to this position, Marc-Andre Blanchard was Canada's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from April 2016 to July 2020. Marc-Andre Blanchard held the role of Chair and CEO at McCarthy Tétrault from 2010 to March 2016, and served as Regional Managing Partner for Quebec and Lawyer at the same firm from 1997 to 2009. Early experience includes a role as a Lawyer at Woods LLP from 1992 to 1997 and an internship at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights from 1990 to 1992. Educational qualifications include a Master of International Affairs and Master of Public Administration from Columbia University, an LLM from The London School of Economics and Political Science, and an LL.B from Université de Montréal.