Aazar Zafar is a graduate of the University of Waterloo. He is an FCPA, FCA and also earned the CFA Charter. Professionally, he is currently the Director of Investment Risk for all Private Market Assets at OPTrust, one of Canada’s larger Pension Funds that manages over $24 Billion for its 100,000 members. At OPTrust he directs and manages a team to understand, monitor and measure the Investment Risk characteristics of their 400 plus Private assets such as the Globe and Mail building, various health clinic franchises across North America, and large infrastructure assets such as toll roads and renewable assets in Europe, North America and South America.
Previously, Mr. Zafar worked for AIMCO for six years in their Private Equity and Venture Capital Group as a Portfolio Manage, leading various Direct and Fund investments in Asia, Europe and North America.
In his spare time as a volunteer, he is the Founder and Head Cheerleader of one of Canada’s fastest-growing, minority-based not-for-profit organizations, the Muslim Awards for Excellence (MAX), which has over 1,000 volunteers across Canada and the USA.
In addition, Mr. Zafar he was recruited by the Chair of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation’s investment committee to help manage its $500 million endowment and serves as a Member of the Investment Committee.
Aazar loves to bike, swim and plays competitive ball hockey, basketball and soccer.