James Davis

James C.
Davis is Chief Investment Officer of OPTrust, one of Canada’s largest pension funds with assets of $18.4 billion.
Mr. Davis leads OPTrust’s investment strategy and oversees its diversified portfolio spanning the globe with public market, private market, infrastructure, and real estate assets.
Mr. Davis has over 25 years of strategic investment planning and leadership experience, including proven results in liability driven investing and portfolio design.
Most recently, he held the role of Vice President, Strategy & Asset Mix and Chief Economist at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’).
Before Teachers’, Mr. Davis was Vice President & Head, Global Fixed Income & Currencies at a large Canadian asset manager.