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Team Member Bios

Leslie B. Daniels
Peter M. Gottsegen
Peter G. Restler
David M. Culver
Richard J. Schmeelk
Tracey L. McVicar
David L. Emerson
Craig A. Skolnick
Dale L. Tingley
Mark G. Piotrowski
Curtis W. Johansson
Adam P. Jezewski
Julie M. McGill
Siptain M. Hirji
Jenny Yu

The Honourable David L. Emerson, P.C.

Senior Advisor

David Emerson, based in Vancouver, joined CAI in 2008 as a Senior Advisor.  Previously, Mr. Emerson was the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs.  Prior to that post he held other senior positions in the Government of Canada, including Minister of Industry, Minister of International Trade, and Minister of Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver - Whistler Olympics.  In the British Columbia Government, Mr. Emerson was the Province's Deputy Minister of Finance, Deputy Minister to the Premier, and later President of the British Columbia Trade Development Corporation. 

In the private sector, Mr. Emerson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Canfor Corporation, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver International Airport Authority, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Western Bank.  

Mr. Emerson received Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics degrees from the University of Alberta, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Queen's University.

E-mail: demerson@caifunds.com