Rebecca Manuel serves as Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships, Europe at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), an investment management firm in Montréal.

CDPQ is one of North America’s leading long-term institutional investors, with net assets totalling CA$326.7 billion and investments in more than 75 countries. They manage funds primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans. With the highest credit ratings from DBRS, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, CDPQ invests in major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate, globally, in all sectors of the economy.

Rebecca has over 25 years of financial services experience, including as Partner, Strategy and Investor Relations at Pollen Street Capital; as Managing Director, Global Sovereign Wealth Fund Coverage, Investment Banking, at Bank of America Merrill Lynch; and as Global Head of Sovereign Wealth Coverage and Global Head of Loan Syndicate at Royal Bank of Scotland. She was named one of Financial News’s “100 Most Influential Women in EMEA Finance” in 2008 and 2010.

She graduated from the University of Michigan with an individualized concentration in 1984; she focused her studies on international economic relations. She also holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Rebecca has lived in Paris and London since 1998, with her husband and two children.

Rebecca is happy to discuss issues surrounding careers in international financial services, the advancement of women and minorities in finance, the role resilience plays in academic and career success, and how liberal arts students should position themselves during their job search.

This event is intended for undergraduate LSA Students.