Biography
Robert Bertram, 64, is a retired pension investment executive. He was the Executive Vice President of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Teachers) from 1990 to December 2008. He led Teachers investment program and had oversight of the pension fund’s growth to $108.5 billion from $19 billion when it was established in 1990. Prior to that, he spent 18 years at Telus Corporation, formerly Alberta Government Telephones. Before leaving Telus, he was Assistant Vice President and Treasurer.

Mr. Bertram has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Calgary and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Alberta. He is a Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder and a holder of an ICD.D designation (Institute of Corporate Directors and the Rotman School of Business).

Robert is the Chair of the Strategic Committee of Glass Lewis LLC and a director of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. He is also a director of several not-for-profit boards and societies, including the Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB).

Robert resides in Aurora, Ontario.