Team

To serve its partners and clients, the Management of Managers team is composed of a group of almost a dozen specialists.

Michel Lessard, M.Sc. Finance
Vice-President
Management of Managers
michel.lessard@desjgia.com
Tel.: 514-350-8686, ext. 3126

Michel Lessard is manager of multi-management funds as is responsible for the selection and follow-up of managers of various fund families, namely the Desjardins Funds.

Mr. Lessard began his career in 1990 as a financial analyst for a management firm. He then went on to occupy different functions at Elantis Investment Management, a securities advisor (1993 to 2000), and to specialize in the management of investment funds and managers, first with Desjardins Investment Management (2001 to 2005), then with Desjardins Global Asset Management which he joined in 2005 as Vice-President, Management of Managers.

Michel Lessard holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Université du Québec en Outaouais (1987) and a Master's degree in Finance from HEC Montréal (1990).

Marc Cohen, CA, CFA
Director
Management of Managers
marc.cohen@desjgia.com
Tel.: 514-350-8686, ext. 3127

Marc Cohen is responsible for the supervision and selection of portfolio managers for Desjardins Funds.

Prior to joining Desjardins Group in 2003, Mr. Cohen was head of investments at Anglo Irish Bank Corporation in Geneva, Switzerland. He was appointed Director, Management of Managers at Desjardins Global Asset Management, a subsidiary of Desjardins Asset Management, in 2005.

He is a chartered accountant and a chartered financial analyst (CFA), and holds a bachelor's degree in commerce with a major in accounting from McGill University.