Empire Life Dividend Growth Mutual Fund and certain series of all Empire Life mutual funds were closed to new purchases as of October 3, 2022. These funds were subsequently terminated on December 5, 2022. See the press release for further details.

Investment Team

The Empire Life Investments Team is made up of experienced professionals with specific expertise, skills and knowledge. Our team-based approach is at the core of how we manage money. We believe sharing ideas leads to better investment decisions and ensures the continuity and stability of our funds and their performance. The team manages Canadian, U.S. and international equities, balanced and fixed-income investments.

Meet our investment team.

Paul Holba
Paul Holba, CFA

Senior Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer

Ashley Misquitta
Ashley Misquitta, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist

Jennifer Law
Jennifer Law, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Doug Cooper
Doug Cooper, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

David Mann, CFA
David Mann, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Greg Chan
Greg Chan, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Jack Duff
Jack Duff, CFA

Senior Investment Analyst

Neeraj Khosla
Neeraj Khosla

Senior Investment Analyst

Atul Sriram
Atul Sriram

Investment Analyst

Brendan Mick
Brendan Mick, CPA, CFA

Investment Analyst

Jeremy Yumul
Jeremy Yumul

Investment Analyst

Kevin Lai
Kevin Lai CPA, CA, CFA

Investment Analyst

Jack Merk
Jack Merk

Investment Analyst

Muhammad Saqid
Muhammad Sadiq

Junior Investment Strategist

Michael Schroeter
Michael Schroeter, CFA

Private Placements

Michael Schroeter
Madhav Kathal, CFA

Investment Analyst

Geoff Johnston
Geoff Johnston, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Pat McGrath
Pat McGrath, CPA, CGA, CFA

Head of Fixed Income and Private Placements

Albert Ngo
Albert Ngo, MFE

Senior Portfolio Manager

Ian Fung
Ian Fung, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Dave Paterson
Dave Paterson, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Diane Burke
Diane Burke

Manager, Equity Trading

Diane Burke
Diana Zaidenberg

Trader