Dr. Machin has 30 years of experience in investment and finance. Most recently Mark served as the President & CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) for 5 years and was responsible for leading CPPIB globally and its investment activities. During his tenure as President & CEO assets grew to nearly $500 billion, as of March 31, 2021, with returns of over 11% per annum. Mark joined CPPIB in 2012 and was Senior Managing Director & Head of International based in Hong Kong. Prior to joining CPPIB, Mark had a 20-year career at Goldman Sachs where he was most recently Vice Chairman of Asia ex-Japan. Based in Asia for more than 20 years, among other roles, Mark ran the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs in Asia ex-Japan for six years. He was a member of Goldman Sachs’ Asia Management Committee and the Firmwide Capital Committee. Mark was on the board of Sequoia Heritage from 2018 to 2020. Mark was named both a Catalyst Honours Champion for 2020, which recognizes those making workplaces equitable and inclusive for women. Mark was voted one of Canada’s Top 10 CEOs by Glassdoor in its 2018 Employee Choice Awards. He is currently a Director of Serendipity Capital a venture capital firm based in Singapore which is focused on technologies disrupting financial services globally. He is also a Senior Advisor to Lingfeng Capital a fintech investing firm in China.