Reena Atanasiadis

Lecturer, Department of Finance & Director of the Kenneth Woods Portfolio Management Program

Reena Atanasiadis obtained her MBA (with Distinction) from the John Molson School of Business in 1995 and brings over 2 decades of experience in wealth management and finance to the classroom. She has held multi-provincial licenses as Investment Counsel / Portfolio Manager and handled on discretionary basis global assets valued at several hundred millions of dollars.

Her thorough understanding of investment management and market intermediary activities led her to start up the Wealth Management division for the largest independent accounting firm in Canada. She designed and implemented asset allocation plans consistent with the investment objectives, risk profile and constraints of high net worth clients and corporations.

Reena has taught Finance at JMSB and GIIM since 2004 with evaluations paying tribute to her applied knowledge and engaging style. In 2009 she was nominated for the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Her areas of interest include Behavioural Finance, Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions Management.

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