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Derek Butcher

Director, Responsible Investment

CFA; MBA, Odette School of Business - University of Windsor, Canada; MES, Western University, Canada; BSc (Hons), University of Windsor, Canada.

Derek is a director on the Responsible Investment team at RBC GAM. He supports RBC GAM’s investment teams in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment processes; engages in active stewardship; and provides meaningful client reporting on responsible investment. Derek also oversees RBC GAM’s proxy voting activities. Derek joined RBC GAM and the Responsible Investment team as an analyst in 2015 and has held various role on the team since that time. Prior to joining RBC GAM, Derek worked as a researcher for an ESG research provider. In this role, he conducted ESG research across markets and provided clients with customized responsible investment products. Derek started his career in the investment industry in 2014.