Barry Gordon

Chief Executive Officer at

First Asset Capital Corp.

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Mr. Barry H.
Gordon is a Managing Director & Head of Retail Asset Management at Guardian Capital LP, a Member at The Law Society of Upper Canada, and a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at FA Management Corp.
He is on the Board of Directors at Crescent School Foundation, Havergal College Foundation, The Crescent School and FA Management Corp.
His mandate includes the responsibility to develop and execute the firm’s strategy in respect of the origination, distribution and marketing, and operations of investment solutions addressing the needs of retail investors.
Mr. Gordon began his career in the financial services industry in 1997.
Directly prior to joining Guardian Capital, he was a Partner at Blindspot Inc. making investments in early stage wealth-tech companies.
From 2003 – 2017, he was the Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Asset Capital Corp.
which he successfully steered throughout the retail landscape.
Under his leadership, First Asset evolved into a highly credible and competitive, independent Canadian ETF company.
Upon acquisition by CI Investments in 2015, it managed over $3 billion of assets, and the firm continues today to formulate the core strategy for CI’s ETF business with more than $8.5 billion AUM.
He graduated with a Law degree from the University of Toronto and an undergraduate degree from Queen’s University.

Barry Gordon active positions

Companies	Position	Start
First Asset Capital Corp. First Asset Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment management services	Chief Executive Officer	05/08/2009
The Law Society of Upper Canada The Law Society of Upper Canada Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates lawyer's association	Corporate Officer/Principal	22/02/2010
First Asset Canadian Dividend Opportunity Fund First Asset Canadian Dividend Opportunity Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Open-End Investment Fund/Unit Trust	Chief Executive Officer	28/07/2010
FA Management Corp.	Chief Executive Officer	22/02/2011
The Crescent School The Crescent School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as school	Director/Board Member	-
Crescent School Foundation	Director/Board Member	-
Havergal College Foundation	Director/Board Member	-
First Asset Funds, Inc. First Asset Funds, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment services	Chief Executive Officer	-
Blindspot, Inc. Blindspot, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Blindspot invests in companies located in Canada. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements. It also makes co-investments.	Founder	01/02/2018
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Private companies	47
First Asset PowerGen Fund First Asset PowerGen Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
First Asset Diversified Convertible Debenture Fund First Asset Diversified Convertible Debenture Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
Triax Diversified High-Yield Trust Triax Diversified High-Yield Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
First Asset Energy & Resource Fund First Asset Energy & Resource Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
E2 Venture Fund, Inc. E2 Venture Fund, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Alternative investment manager	Finance
First Asset Active Credit Fund First Asset Active Credit Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
Global 45 Split Corp. Global 45 Split Corp. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
First Asset Pipes & Power Income Fund First Asset Pipes & Power Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
Split REIT Opportunity Trust Split REIT Opportunity Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
Utility Split Trust Utility Split Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
First Asset Canadian REIT Income Fund First Asset Canadian REIT Income Fund Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Finance
First Asset CanBanc Split Corp. First Asset CanBanc Split Corp. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-end fund	Miscellaneous
Preferred Share Investment Trust Preferred Share Investment Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates as a closed-end investment trust	Miscellaneous
Canadian Convertible Debenture Fund /Old/ Canadian Convertible Debenture Fund /Old/ Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
CanBanc Income Corp. CanBanc Income Corp. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
Can-60 Income Corp. Can-60 Income Corp. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
First Asset Canadian Convertibles Fund First Asset Canadian Convertibles Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
Canadian Convertibles Fund Canadian Convertibles Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
Can-Financials Income Corp. Can-Financials Income Corp. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
First Asset North American Convertibles Fund First Asset North American Convertibles Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
First Asset Canadian Dividend Opportunity Fund II First Asset Canadian Dividend Opportunity Fund II Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Open-End Investment Fund/Unit Trust	Miscellaneous
JFT Strategies Fund JFT Strategies Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
Canbanc 8 Income Corp. Canbanc 8 Income Corp. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as closed-ended fund	Miscellaneous
First Asset Morningstar U.S. Consumer Defensive Index First Asset Morningstar U.S. Consumer Defensive Index Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
First Asset Canadian Dividend Opportunity Fund First Asset Canadian Dividend Opportunity Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Open-End Investment Fund/Unit Trust	Miscellaneous
First Asset Canadian Energy Convertible Debenture Fund First Asset Canadian Energy Convertible Debenture Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Open-End Investment Fund/Unit Trust	Miscellaneous
Guardian Capital LP Guardian Capital LP Investment ManagersFinance Guardian Capital mainly uses fundamental analysis techniques in formulating investment advice and managing assets for clients. The firm offers balanced fund mandates, specialty Canadian equity, fixed-income expertise, and investment management for US, international and global mandates. They utilize a bottom-up analysis and seeks to identify companies that have the potential for dividend growth, sustainable income, and capital appreciation over time.	Finance
First Asset Management, Inc. First Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides portfolio management and investment advisory services	Finance
First Asset Investment Management, Inc. First Asset Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance First Asset works on a consultative basis with advisors providing comprehensive and individualized service to ensure they are best able to position client portfolios. To create innovative, low cost, solution-oriented funds, the firm teams up with high quality investment firms.	Finance
Queen's University Queen's University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Toronto University of Toronto Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Law Society of Upper Canada The Law Society of Upper Canada Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates lawyer's association	Commercial Services
Pathways to Education Canada Pathways to Education Canada Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Engages in helping youth from low income communities to graduate from high schools	Consumer Services
Young Presidents' Organization (Canada) Young Presidents' Organization (Canada) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as non-profit organization, which helps young chief executives to engage, learn, and grow	Commercial Services
Crescent School Foundation
First Asset Capital Corp. First Asset Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment management services	Finance
First Asset Funds, Inc. First Asset Funds, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment services	Finance
The Crescent School The Crescent School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as school	Consumer Services
FA Management Corp.
Canadian REIT Income Fund Canadian REIT Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
Canadian ETF Association Canadian ETF Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an association which provides information, education and access to resources on ETF investing in Canada	Commercial Services
Havergal College Foundation
CI Canadian REIT ETF CI Canadian REIT ETF Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Acts as a Real Estate Investment Trust/REIT	Finance
First Asset Core Canadian Equity Income ETF First Asset Core Canadian Equity Income ETF Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Exists as exchange Traded Fund	Miscellaneous
CI Core Canadian Equity Income Class ETF CI Core Canadian Equity Income Class ETF Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Exists as exchange Traded Fund	Miscellaneous
CI Investment Grade Bond ETF CI Investment Grade Bond ETF Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Exists as exchange Traded Fund	Miscellaneous
Blindspot, Inc. Blindspot, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Blindspot invests in companies located in Canada. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements. It also makes co-investments.	Finance