Mark Machin

Vice Chairman at Opto Investments

Dr. Machin has 30 years of experience in investment and finance. Most recently, Mark was the President & CEO at CPP Investments, the largest pension fund in Canada and one of the ten largest in the world. During his tenure as CEO, the assets grew to nearly $500 billion with returns of over 11% per annum.

Prior to joining CPPIB, Mark had a 20-year career at Goldman Sachs, where he was Head of Capital Markets, Head of Investment Banking, and Vice Chairman of Asia ex-Japan.

Mark is a member of GIC's International Advisory Board and is also an advisor to the GIC Investment Strategies Committee. He was on the board of Sequoia Heritage from 2018 to 2020. He was voted one of Canada’s Top 10 CEOs by Glassdoor in its 2018 Employee Choice Awards.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physiological Sciences from Oxford University and a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from Cambridge University.

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