Yann RobardManaging Partner at Whitehorse Liquidity PartnersSpeaker
Profile
Yann Robard is Managing Partner of Whitehorse Liquidity Partners (“Whitehorse”). Yann established Whitehorse Liquidity Partners in 2015. Since its inception, Whitehorse has raised over $13 billion, deployed over $18 billion and distributed over $5 billion to its investors. The team consists of over 160 professionals headquartered in Toronto, Canada with an office in London, United Kingdom.
Whitehorse provides innovative structured liquidity solutions for limited partners and general partners seeking to accelerate liquidity on private equity portfolios and/or management companies. Whitehorse focuses on selecting, curating, structuring and actively managing its portfolios.
Prior to Whitehorse, Yann spent a cumulative 13 years at CPP Investment Board (“CPPIB”). Yann joined CPPIB in 2001 at the inception of its private equity investment program. He subsequently held several roles and positions including most recently Managing Director, Head of Secondaries and Co-Investments.
Before joining CPPIB, Yann spent time with Paul Capital as a Principal in its secondary fund, at JP Morgan in its credit operations and had an entrepreneurial experience building a retail store.
Yann holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) Charterholder.