Mark Wiseman is a Canadian business executive and investment manager, economic policy leader, and industry-leading expert in alternatives and active equity investments.
Among his board and advisory roles with various organisations, Mr. Wiseman has most recently served as Senior Advisor and Chairman of Lazard Canada, on the Board of Directors of NOVA Chemicals, as Chairman of the Board of Alter Domus, and as a senior advisor to the Boston Consulting Group. He also recently served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, from 2020 to 2023. Previously, he was Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, Global Head of Active Equities, Chairman of BlackRock’s alternatives business, and Chairman of its Global Investment Committee. He also served on BlackRock’s Global Executive Committee.
Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Wiseman was President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, where he first served as Senior Vice-President, Private Investment, and then as Executive Vice-President, before becoming CEO.
Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Mr. Wiseman holds a Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University as well as a law degree and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto. He was a Fulbright Scholar at Yale University, where he obtained a Master of Laws. He also served as a law clerk to Justice Beverley McLachlin at the Supreme Court of Canada.
He is a dedicated community leader who has served on the board of several nonprofit organisations, including Alpine Canada Alpin, Sinai Health System, the Capital Markets Institute, and the Dean’s Advisory Board at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. In 2012, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his service.