Here are the mentors that participate in the Brandes RISE Mentorship Program. We’ve provided synopses of their professional background and Q&A to amplify the experience and motivation they will bring to program participants.
Oliver Murray leads the firm’s Executive Management Group, which oversees day-to-day operations and long-term strategic direction. Mr. Murray is also chair of the board of directors of Bridgehouse Asset Managers, the firm’s Canadian arm, and chair of the firm’s UCITS business based in Dublin, Ireland. He is a member of the Advisory Board of The Brandes Center at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego.
Before joining Brandes in 2002, Mr. Murray held executive leadership positions at a number of large Canada-based asset management firms. Mr. Murray was a former chair of the boards of directors of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) and FundSERV (Canada).
Q: As part of leadership team at Brandes, you have a very busy schedule. Please share with us why you decided to volunteer for this mentorship program?
A: Simple answer is a strong desire to pay it forward. Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to have had several mentors who helped me along the way. These were folks who may have offered a word of encouragement, or who pushed me to do better, or who shared their experiences with me. Also, I have previous experience being involved in a formal mentoring program and I found it very rewarding, and, in all honesty, I learned a lot too.
Oliver Murray leads the firm’s Executive Management Group, which oversees day-to-day operations and long-term strategic direction. Mr. Murray is also chair of the board of directors of Bridgehouse Asset Managers, the firm’s Canadian arm, and chair of the firm’s UCITS business based in Dublin, Ireland. He is a member of the Advisory Board of The Brandes Center at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego.
Before joining Brandes in 2002, Mr. Murray held executive leadership positions at a number of large Canada-based asset management firms. Mr. Murray was a former chair of the boards of directors of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) and FundSERV (Canada).
Q: As part of leadership team at Brandes, you have a very busy schedule. Please share with us why you decided to volunteer for this mentorship program?
A: Simple answer is a strong desire to pay it forward. Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to have had several mentors who helped me along the way. These were folks who may have offered a word of encouragement, or who pushed me to do better, or who shared their experiences with me. Also, I have previous experience being involved in a formal mentoring program and I found it very rewarding, and, in all honesty, I learned a lot too.