JEFF GALLANT & KYLE MACDONALD

Co-Founders, Portfolio Managers CAPITALIZE FOR KIDS / GALLANT MACDONALD AT CIBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT

BIO: Jeff Gallant and Kyle MacDonald co-founded Capitalize for Kids (“C4K”) to make Canada’s youth mental health system the most efficient in the world by working with service providers to build capacity. Beyond C4K, they serve as portfolio managers with Gallant MacDonald, a specialized family wealth practice at CIBC Private Wealth Management. They are on the campaign cabinet for the SickKids Foundation, were recognized as Global Shapers by the World Economic Forum and received the Toronto Board of Trade Business Excellence Award in Community Service.

THE BEST CAREER ADVICE WE RECEIVED: Start lots of projects. Some will encounter roadblocks for reasons out of your control. Having lots of high-value initiatives will push you ahead of the pack if you are willing to work hard.

THE BEST CAREER DECISION WE EVER MADE WAS: In our mid-twenties, we had to choose between staying in our roles in finance or leaving to become unexpected non-profit professionals at Capitalize for Kids. Choosing the latter has been more impactful for those suffering with mental health challenges than we ever could have anticipated. BIO: In addition to being a Partner at Sagard Holdings and the Portfolio Manager of its Private Credit business, Mustafa Humayun is a member of the firm’s investment and credit committees. Prior to this role, he led CPPIB’s energy credit team in North America and its Latin American credit investment platform. Before that, he was an investment professional in the Special Situations Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co in New York. Mustafa lends his business acumen to a number of private and non-profit boards.

THE BEST CAREER ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful people can change the world or an industry; it’s the only thing that ever has.

MY BEST ADVICE TO OTHERS: Find your passion, devote yourself to it and success will follow.

THE BEST CAREER DECISION I EVER MADE WAS: I decided early in my career to constantly put myself in challenging situations that test my abilities, to always upgrade my ambition and reach for loftier goals than the year before. This guiding principle has stayed with me.