John Montalbano, CFA

Director

John Montalbano is a global investment executive and the former Chief Executive Officer of RBC Global Asset Management, retiring in 2015 after leading the firm’s growth to $370 billion in assets under management, placing it among the 50 largest asset managers worldwide at the time.

Mr. Montalbano currently serves as a Director and Audit Chair of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, a Director of AbCellera Inc. (NASDAQ), a Director of Manulife, and as Chairman of White Crane Capital, a Vancouver-based hedge fund. He has also served as a Director of Aritzia Inc.

At Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Montalbano serves as a director and contributes to governance oversight through his roles as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Nominating & Governance Committee. He has served on the Board since 2013.

Mr. Montalbano has held several prominent civic and philanthropic leadership roles, including serving as Chair of the UBC Board of Governors, St. Paul’s Foundation, and the Vancouver Police Foundation. He also co-founded the Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation and has held leadership positions with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, the Rideau Hall Foundation, and Windmill Microlending.

Mr. Montalbano holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of British Columbia, and an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

Mr. Montalbano brings global institutional investment leadership and deep audit oversight experience, with a proven track record in governance, capital allocation, and risk management across complex organizations.