Patience O.

Patience O. currently serves as Director of Legal Services at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, where responsibilities include leading legal work for the Teachers’ global credit strategy. Additionally, Patience O. is a member of the Financial Services Advisory Board for Practical Law Canada. Prior experience includes serving as Associate General Counsel for Private Debt & Loan at Alberta Investment Management Corporation from December 2021 to July 2025, and as a Partner at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP specializing in financial services, banking, and corporate law. Previous positions at Clifford Chance LLP involved a comprehensive training contract and post-qualification work in general finance, particularly focusing on energy and infrastructure projects, and included a legal advisory role at Globeleq. Patience O. holds an LLB in Law and Spanish from the University of Warwick, alongside a Legal Practice Course from Nottingham Trent University.