Blake Hutcheson

President and Chief Pension Officer, OMERS

Blake has recently been named the President and Chief Pension Officer of OMERS responsible for the Strategy, Government Relations, Communications, Legal, Pension Services, Technology and Operations of the $100 Billion Pension Plan. Prior to that Blake was the Chief Investment Officer of Real Estate and Platform Investments at OMERS. He was also President & CEO of Oxford Properties Group since 2010 where he was responsible for overseeing the global business, consisting of approximately $50 billion of assets under management and 2,200 employees in Canada, the USA, Europe, and Asia. Prior to that he was based in New York as the Head of Global Real Estate Investing for a multi-strategy private equity firm, with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong and Mumbai. Prior to that, he was the Chairman & President of CB Richard Ellis Canada (1999 - 2008) & Latin America (2001 - 2008) overseeing all operations in multiple countries with over 2,500 employees. Mr. Hutcheson has also served on several Boards and Committees including: The Senior Executive Team of OMERS; Director of Algoma Central Corporation (listed on the TSE); Member of the Toronto Mayor's Task Force on Affordable Housing 2015; Chair of Build Toronto (2010 - 2012).