New Alumni Kick-Off
Find out what it means to be a Rotman grad and part of a global alumni network at the New Alumni Kick-off.
Thank you to everyone who came out to the New Alumni Kick-off on Saturday, February, 11. Thank you to John Graham (MBA ’07) for his insightful keynote address, Prof. Bill McEvily for leading the Reciprocity Ring and to Natalia Evtushenko (MBA '11) for Emceeing the event.
Miss the event? Download our alumni community booklet for details on alumni benefits and how to stay engaged.
See you next year!
“This is a great opportunity to stay in touch with the Rotman community, meet new friends, and
learn how to best utilize the alumni network for career development.”
- Rafael Soliaman (MBA ’18)
Alumni Volunteers
Thank you also to our many alumni volunteers who helped lead Reciprocity Ring sessions:
Ghazaleh Almeida
EMBA '17
Senior Manager,
Programs & Delivery,
Customer Protection Plans
TD Insurance
Maria Alvarez
FT MBA '18
Canada National Finance Manager
Brown-Forman
Osama Alhawasawi
FT MBA '16
Senior Platform Solutions Manager
Shopify
Madeleine Cohen
EMBA '20
VP, Corporate Planning
& Investor Relations
Boat Rocker Media
Evelyn Foo
BCOM '87
President
EFoo Consulting Inc.
John Kapageridis
EMBA '21
Manager, Global Commercial Readiness
Rockwell Automation
Amanda Karahanas
FT MBA '07
Change Specialist
RBC - Corporate Real Estate
Jessica Karl
EMBA '21
Director of Partner Program Management
Enjoy Technology, Inc.
Yunjo Lee
ME MBA '19
Senior Manager, Strategic Planning,
Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.
Joanna Leung
MFRM '18
Platform Manager
Ontario Securities Commission
Fernando Leon
MFRM '19
Manager, Fund Risk,
Scotiabank
Daniel Lobo
ME MBA '17
Specialist Markets Settlements,
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
Stefan Linder
ME MBA '12
Director Commercial Management,
Metrolinx
Hugo Lorenson
FT MBA '08
Vice-President, Commercial Financial Services,
York Retail & Business Services,
Royal Bank of Canada
Kamran Sethi
FT MBA '08
Senior Manager,
PwC Canada
Carlos Valera
FT MBA '18
Director, Global Automotive Credit
Scotiabank
Sylvia Xiong
MFRM '18
Market Risk Senior Manager
Scotiabank
John Graham
President & Chief Executive Officer, CPP Investment
John was appointed President & CEO in February 2021 and is responsible for leading CPP Investments and its investment activities.
John joined CPP Investments in 2008 and has worked in both the Total Portfolio Management group (now Total Fund Management) and in Private Investments. John took on leadership of Principal Credit Investments in 2015 as Managing Director and Global Head of the group. In 2018, he was appointed as Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Credit Investments, where he was responsible for leading credit investments globally.
Prior to joining CPP Investments, John spent nine years at Xerox Innovation Group in research and strategy roles.
John holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and a PhD from the University of Western Ontario. He is a CFA charterholder.