Olivier Desmarais | |
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Education | Selwyn House School |
Alma mater |
University of Ottawa McGill University |
Employer(s) |
Power Corporation of Canada Power Financial Corporation |
Parent(s) |
Andre Desmarais France Chrétien Desmarais |
Relatives |
Jean Chrétien (Grandfather) Paul Desmarais (Grandfather) Paul Desmarais Jr. (Uncle) Paul Desmarais III (Cousin) |
Olivier Desmarais is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. Desmarais is chairman and CEO of Power Sustainable Capital, a global alternative asset manager. He is also Senior Vice-President of Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial since 2017. [1]
Desmarais was educated at Selwyn House School [2] [3] and holds a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Political Science from McGill University. [4]
He has been a member of the Québec Bar since 2009. Desmarais became Vice-President Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial in 2017. [5] Since January 2017, he has been Senior Vice President of Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial. [6] [7] [8] Through his current role, Mr. Desmarais is highly involved with Power Energy Corporation, [9] [10] In November 2018, Desmarais was named Chair of the Canada-China Business Council (CCBC). [11] Desmarais is a Director of Canada Life, IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie. [12] He has been Chairman of Power Energy Corporation since 2015 and is a director of Lumenpulse.
Desmarais is a board member of the Montreal General Hospital Foundation, [13] and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. [14] Desmarais is a member of the Voltigeurs de Québec. [15]
He is the son of André Desmarais and the grandson of Paul Desmarais and former Canadian Prime minister Jean Chrétien.