Dawn Jia

DAWN JIA, CFA

As the President and CEO of UBC Investment Management Inc. (UBCIM), Dawn Jia is responsible for the

overall investment activities and monitoring of the portfolios under UBCIM’s oversight. She also oversees the operations of UBCIM and provides strategic and operating objectives to the organization.

Prior to joining UBCIM, Dawn was a Senior Portfolio Manager at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). At CPPIB, Dawn and her team were responsible for ensuring that the total portfolio delivered on its overall mandate, by rebalancing it to the desired systematic exposures.

Dawn is a Board Member of Vancouver Foundation and the Chair of its Investment Committee. She also

serves on the Board of Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG). Previously, she served on the

Investment Committee of Ontario Hospital Association (OHA). Dawn is a founding member of the Advisory Board of Western University’s Master of Financial Economics Program.

Dawn received her MBA from the Ivey Business School and an MS in Engineering from Tianjin University

in China. She is also a CFA charterholder.