Howard Atkinson

Howard has been in the financial services industry for over three decades with experience in investment advisory, investment management, capital markets and the C suite. His roles have included positions in sales, marketing, sales management and corporate spokesman spanning Canada, United States, Asia and South America.

Howard has successfully lead growth throughout his career including at two companies where assets under management grew from $100 million to $5 billion and $3.5 billion to $14 billion, respectively. He is a best selling author of numerous articles and four books including The New Investment Frontier: A Guide to Exchange Traded Funds for Canadians (Insomniac Press, 2005), the first book in the world devoted to ETFs.

He has over a decade of experience as a corporate director for non – profits, public companies and private enterprises. Specifically he has board experience on Audit, Governance, Nominating and Human Resources/Compensation committees and as Chairman of the board. Howard holds the CFA, CIMA and ICD.D designations.