Mr. Frishman has over 30 years of experience in the investment management field. He is currently Senior Vice President, Investment Management with Open Access Limited. He was a member of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan investment team for 18 years (1994-2011). From 2002 he was Vice President, Global Equity Strategies.

Between 1980 and 1994 Mr. Frishman held senior investment positions with the Investment Management Division of Alberta Treasury and the Alberta Workers Compensation Board. Prior to that, he spent a few years in academia, teaching at the School of Business of Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Mr. Frishman has been involved in all aspects of fund management - development of policies, strategic and tactical asset mix, risk management, selection of external managers, as well as internal management of global equity and overlay (derivative) portfolios. He is a regular conference speaker on a variety of investment management topics. He received the 2010 Benefits Canada award for outstanding achievement and was on the 2010 list of "Top 25 Most Influential Plan Sponsors."

Mr. Frishman holds a B.A. in Economics and Statistics (Cum Laude), a M.Sc. in Economics, and has completed Ph.D. comprehensive exams in Finance. He is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is also a member of the CFA Institute and the Toronto CFA Society. He is currently a member of the Canadian Investment Review Advisory Board and the Toronto CFA Derivatives and Risk Management Committee. He also serves as a board member and treasurer of a not-for-profit organization.