Jim Wierstra

Jim Wierstra is an Investment Director with IFM Investors responsible for advancing IFM’s investment operations in North America, including sourcing investment opportunities, executing transactions and managing assets. Prior to joining IFM, Jim was a Managing Director at Macquarie Capital. He has extensive investment banking, equity investment and asset management experience in the infrastructure, power, utilities, PPP and real estate sectors. At Macquarie Capital, Jim was Head of Canadian Infrastructure Sponsor Coverage, and also served as Head of North American PPPs, with responsibility for Macquarie's PPP financial advisory, equity investment and development business in the US and Canada. Prior to working at Macquarie Capital, Jim worked in investment management at Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, where he had asset management responsibilities in the toll road sector.

Jim represents IFM as a Director on the board of Colonial Pipeline and GCT Global Container Terminals Inc.

Jim earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) at Wilfrid Laurier University and a Masters of Finance from INSEAD. Jim is a CFA charterholder.