Joel Archambault

Joel Archambault, CFA has extensive work experience in various roles within the investment management industry. Joel began their career as an Intern at Atrion International in 2003 before transitioning to a Programmer Analyst role at Ericsson in 2004, and subsequently at IBM for a brief period in 2005. In 2005, Joel also served as the President of AGES for a year.

Joel then joined Posera in 2006 as a Programmer Analyst, where they conducted research and analysis in the software industry and provided solutions for web and desktop applications. After that, they worked as an IT Consultant at Natixis, where they analyzed and proposed improvements to the release and build process. Joel also introduced the role of Release Manager and defined corresponding workflows.

In 2010, Joel joined AXA Investment Managers as a Business Analyst for AXA-Derivatives, where they analyzed the impact of EMIR regulation on AXA Group entities and computed initial margin and margin call requirements. Joel later served as the Commando Front Office - Quality Measurement Project Lead, implementing a credit investment quality measurement for the Fixed Income department and analyzing the performance of Fixed Income managers on European unsecured corporate bonds.

From 2014 onwards, Joel joined PSP Investments, initially as a Senior Business Analyst, where they defined and modeled an alternative investment informational model and developed a live PnL application. Joel also implemented a pricer for Foreign Exchange products. Currently, Joel holds the position of Senior Analyst, Real Estate Investments at PSP Investments, supporting investment managers in the analysis of potential real estate transactions and participating in the due diligence process.

Throughout their career, Joel Archambault has demonstrated strong analytical skills and expertise in investment analysis, risk management, and process improvement.

Joel Archambault, CFA, has an extensive education history. Joel obtained a Master's degree in Business Administration and Management, with a focus on General studies, from Harvard University. Joel completed this degree from 2018 to 2024. Prior to that, they obtained a professional graduate certificate in Real Estate Investment from Harvard University, completing it from 2017 to 2018.

Joel also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, which they obtained from Université de Sherbrooke, having studied from 2002 to 2005.

Joel'searlier education includes attending Collège St-Bernard from 1992 to 1998, although specific degree and field of study information is not available for this period.

In addition to their academic achievements, Joel has obtained certifications in their field. Joel is a Chartered Financial Analyst, having been awarded this certification by the CFA Institute in September 2015. Joel also holds a Professional Scrum Product Owner 1 certification, obtained from Scrum.org in March 2015.