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As General Manager of the Canadian Chapter of the Alternative Investment Management Association, Lynda Briant works closely with AIMA Canada’s Executive Committee on a broad range of association management duties.
Her responsibilities include administration, marketing, member liaison and communications and web site management.
Ms. Briant, who joined AIMA in January 2004, brings to her position a background of over twenty years of experience in the Canadian investment industry focusing on strategic planning, sales and marketing, and research.
Prior to joining AIMA, she held senior positions with Dow Jones Indexes, the Toronto Stock Exchange, State Street Global Advisors, and Frank Russell Canada Limited.
A graduate of York University, Ms. Briant studied French at the Institut Alpin Videmanette in Switzerland and has completed the Canadian Securities Course. Over the years, she has been active as a Member of the Canadian Pensions and Benefits Institute, the Association of Canadian Pension Management and the Canadian Association of Investment Management Sales Executives. Other industry involvements have included membership on the Derivatives Inter-Exchange Committee, and on the Toronto Index Participation Units (TIPS) Funds Discretions Committee.
A contributor to industry publications, Ms. Briant has frequently served as a speaker and moderator at pension industry meetings and conferences. She is also active in charitable and youth education work and as a community volunteer.