Paul Desmarais III

Paul Desmarais III is the Chairman and CEO of Sagard. He is also Chairman of Diagram and a board member of Grayhawk. Within the investment portfolio, Paul is the Chairman of Wealthsimple and Dialogue, a director of KOHO Financial, and a board observer of Nesto.

Prior to his current role, Paul worked at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division, Investment Strategy Group, and Special Situations Group; Imerys in supply chain management and strategy; and Great-West Lifeco in risk management.

Paul is a recipient of a B.A. in economics from Harvard College and holds an MBA from INSEAD in France.