Leslie Alba, CFA, MBA

Executive Director, Portfolio Solutions, Total Investment Solutions

About

Leslie is responsible for the portfolio management of CIBC Global Asset Management (CIBC GAM)'s managed solutions. She helps lead the investment process including asset allocation, portfolio construction and monitoring of the firm's roughly $80 billion across managed solutions programs. Leslie chairs the firm's Portfolio Solutions Research Forum, a platform for idea generation and thought leadership around purposeful asset allocation.

Her return to CIBC in August 2022 follows a 6-year stint in London, UK as the Associate Director of Research for Morningstar Investment Management, where she managed global capital markets research, led the equity forecasting methodology, constructed asset allocation for top-tier institutional clients, and spearheaded the execution of various strategic initiatives. Before this, she was a Research Analyst at CIBC GAM Investment Management Research focused on non-domestic equities.

Leslie is a CFA Charterholder, has an Honours Bachelor of International Business from Carleton University, and holds a Master of Business Administration (with distinction) from Bayes Business School in London, UK.