Martin Dufresne joined Walter Global Asset Management in 2019 as President and Managing Partner. An outstanding manager with extensive experience in finance, he leverages his expertise to grow the firm’s portfolios and asset management companies.
An early stakeholder in Fiera Capital, Martin spent more than 16 years there in senior management positions. He was responsible for nearly $75 billion in assets under management as Executive Vice-President and Head of Institutional Markets. Prior to this appointment, he served as Vice-President and Senior Portfolio Manager, Small Cap Equities as well as Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Quebec, Institutional Markets. Before joining Fiera, Martin was an analyst for a number of major Canadian portfolio management companies.
Martin earned a master’s degree in finance from the Université de Sherbrooke, as well as a bachelor’s degree in business administration from HEC Montréal (majoring in finance and economics). He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Martin serves on the board of directors of LFIS Capital, Umalia, a firm that inspires and enables businesses to create a more sustainable world, and Educaid, an organization that rewards student perseverance in school, and is a past board member of Fiera Private Lending.