Private Equity Team

Michel joined BCI in 2018 and has held senior leadership roles across the organization, including serving as Senior Vice President, Corporate Risk & Audit. In this capacity, he supported the effective oversight of BCI’s enterprise risk profile, reporting to both the chair of the audit committee and the chief operating officer.

As Senior Managing Director, Finance & Operations with Private Equity, Michel now oversees the financial and operating infrastructure underpinning BCI’s $33.6 billion private equity program. He leads capital and liquidity planning, portfolio analytics, valuations, and stakeholder reporting. He also provides leadership over four teams: Portfolio Monitoring & Reporting, PE Finance, PE Operations, and Business Administration.

With $295 billion of gross managed assets as of March 31, 2025, BCI is one of Canada’s largest institutional investors within the global capital markets.

Prior to joining BCI, Michel progressed through a series of roles in his 11 years at Canaccord Genuity, including his last three as the vice president and global head of internal audit.

Michel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, co-conferred by the University of British Columbia and Okanagan College. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA), a CFA® charterholder, and a graduate of INSEAD’s Advanced Management Programme.

Michel also serves as a Board observer for Traxys, a global metals trading firm.