Portfolio Management Team
Shaun T. Arnold, CFA CA, Chief Investment Officer
Together with Highstreet’s Chief Risk Officer, Shaun leads the investment team and is the portfolio leader of our core Canadian equity portfolios. A strategic member of the investment team since the firm’s inception, Shaun has enhanced Highstreet’s portfolio management techniques and processes. Over Shaun’s 16-year investment career, he has become an expert in quantitative investment management. Prior to joining Highstreet, Shaun was a portfolio manager with a large financial institution.
Robert L. Jackson, M Math, Chief Risk Officer
Together with Highstreet’s Chief Investment Officer, Rob leads of the investment team. He has overall accountability for Highstreet's risk management processes. Rob has been with Highstreet since the firm’s inception. He has played a key role in the development of Highstreet’s risk management processes and proprietary models. He has 14 years of experience in investment and risk management.
Melanie Blue, CFA CA, Vice President, Investments
Melanie is responsible for the leadership of the Canadian small cap portfolio and is an integral member of the core Canadian and US equity teams. Since joining Highstreet in 2001 Melanie has been responsible for the analysis of the quantitative portfolio and risk information generated by our investment models. She has over 16 years of experience in the industry with a focus on risk management.
Bruce Graham, MBA, CFA, Vice President, Investments
Bruce joined the equity team in 2007. He provides portfolio leadership for our global and alternative equity portfolios. He also leads a number of new product development initiatives. Bruce has over 31 years of investment experience, including equity portfolio management responsibilities with asset managers, a large Canadian public pension fund and a life insurer.
Fred Steciuk, CFA, Vice President, Investments
Fred is responsible for the portfolio leadership of our US equity portfolios. Fred joined the investment team at Highstreet in 2002 and since then has made significant contributions to research and the management of both our Canadian and US portfolios. Fred has 11 years of investment experience, including working as an investment analyst within the merchant banking field.