Jane Buchan, PhD, CAIA, Director, AGF Management LimitedThe Globe and Mail
Blake Goldring, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AGF Management Limited (AGF), is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Buchan as a Director of the AGF Management Limited Board.
Ms. Buchan is the Chief Executive Officer of PAAMCO, a leading institutional investment firm dedicated to offering alternative investment solutions to preeminent investors. She is also Co-Chief Executive Officer at PAAMCO Prisma Holdings. In this combined role, she oversees and is jointly responsible for the overall business strategy and direction of both firms.
Ms. Buchan began her career at J.P. Morgan Investment Management in the Capital Markets Group after graduating Yale College with a BA in Economics. After receiving her MA and PhD in Business Economics (Finance) from Harvard University, she became an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. After leaving academia, she, along with three others, founded PAAMCO in 2000.
She is currently serving as Director and Chairwoman of the Board for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA). She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK).
Ms. Buchan is a founding Angel for 100 Women in Finance and is an active board member for Girls Who Invest. She is also involved with the Orange County Girl Scouts Chapter contributing to the development of a STEM badge.
Ms. Buchan serves as a Trustee for Reed College in Portland, Oregon and the University of California, Irvine Foundation. She is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Master of Financial Engineering Program at University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management. She serves as a trustee for the Hedge Funds Standards Board and she serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Alternative Investments.
About AGF
AGF is a diversified global asset management firm with retail, institutional, alternative and high-net-worth businesses. As an independent firm, AGF strives to help investors succeed by delivering excellence in investment management and providing an exceptional client experience. AGF's suite of diverse investment solutions extends globally to a wide range of clients, from financial advisors and individual investors to institutional investors including pension plans, corporate plans, sovereign wealth funds and endowments and foundations.
