Empire Life Dividend Growth Mutual Fund and certain series of all Empire Life mutual funds were closed to new purchases as of October 3, 2022. These funds were subsequently terminated on December 5, 2022. See the press release for further details.

Investment Team

The Empire Life Investments Team is made up of experienced professionals with specific expertise, skills and knowledge. Our team-based approach is at the core of how we manage money. We believe sharing ideas leads to better investment decisions and ensures the continuity and stability of our funds and their performance. The team manages Canadian, U.S. and international equities, balanced and fixed-income investments.

Meet our investment team.

Paul Holba
Paul Holba, CFA

Senior Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer

Ashley Misquitta, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist

Jennifer Law, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Doug Cooper, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

David Mann, CFA
David Mann, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Greg Chan
Greg Chan, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Jack Duff
Jack Duff, CFA

Senior Investment Analyst

Neeraj Khosla

Senior Investment Analyst

Atul Sriram

Investment Analyst

Tyler Grube

Investment Analyst

Brendan Mick
Brendan Mick

Investment Analyst

Muhammad Saqid
Muhammad Sadiq

Junior Investment Strategist

Michael Schroeter
Michael Schroeter, CFA

Private Placements

Geoff Johnston
Geoff Johnston, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Pat McGrath
Pat McGrath, CPA, CGA, CFA

Head of Fixed Income and Private Placements

Albert Ngo, MFE

Senior Portfolio Manager

Ian Fung, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Dave Paterson, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Diane Burke
Diane Burke

Manager, Equity Trading