Brent Buydens

Brent Buydens, CFA, currently serves as the Chief Investment Officer at WCB Manitoba, overseeing a $1.7 billion investment portfolio since January 2020. Prior to this role, Brent worked as an Investment Consultant at Ellement Consulting Group from November 2014 to January 2020, providing investment advice to institutional clients across Canada. Brent's earlier experience includes commercial banking at Scotiabank from November 2012 to November 2014, and personal banking at TD from June 2010 to October 2012. Educated at the University of Manitoba, Brent holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in Accounting and Finance, and is a CFA Charterholder, having completed the program through the CFA Institute between 2011 and 2014. Additional education includes the Canadian Securities Course from the Canadian Securities Institute in 2008.