1. CHRISTOPHER MCKENNEY
677 Reid St. 902.229.8105
Fredericton, N.B., E3B 3V6 Chris.McKenney@dal.ca
EDUCATION/TRAINING
CORPORATE RESIDENCY/MBA, ROWE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2014
97th percentile (740) GMAT
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, BIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS (DOUBLE MAJOR)
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
CFA Level II Candidate
CFA Institute, Charlottsville, Virginia
CHARTERED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, COURSE COMPONENT
Canadian Securities Institution, Toronto, Ontario
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Economic/Financial Modeling developed through Investment Banking case competitions and developing
corporate modeling through past work experiences
Client Relationship Management developed through my work experience with the World Wildlife Fund and
managing several stakeholder groups
Negotiations as demonstrated through sales acheivements as franchise manager
Financial Analysis/Forecasting developed through successful case competitions, applied business cases through World
Wildlife Fund, and personal real estate investments in residential income housing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NEW BRUNSWICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, FREDERICTON, KING ST, 2014 – PRESENT
FIXED INCOME ASSOCIATE
 Communicate with the Fixed Income, Equity, and Private Equity desks to determine Foreign Exchage needs,
and ensure that each desk is supported as required
 Developed strong attention to detail while managing dozens of accounts with individual hedging, spot, and
forward transactions required to meet currency requirements
 Took part in developing a weekly volatility report, using metrics in equity, fixed income, and credit default
markets to help determine levels of overall market risk for upper management using Bloomberg software
 Managed the daily activities of a partner student investment fund, ensuring the various equity and fixed
income components remained within compliance, executing trades to rebalance the portfolio
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, HALIFAX, 5251 DUKE ST, 2013 – 2014
ECONOMIC RESEARCHER/PROJECT MANAGER
 Designed and implemented of a unique, venture-capital style financing institution targeted at recovering
marine resources by leveraging impact investing
 Collaborated and managed relationships with the MaRS Institute, KPMG, Miller-Thompson and other
consultant groups to determine the appropriate corporate structures, valuations, and investment vehicles
 Determined feasible solutions to monetizing ecosystem recovery, while simultaneously providing market
competitive returns for investors and managing risk for all stakeholder groups
 Co-presented the concept and current structure of the institution, generating funding interest in the order
of several hundred thousand dollars
 Developed a business case as a first investment for the institution resulting in an expected ROI in excess of
20%, with the potential for industry returns exceeding 100%, while simultaneously reducing the ecological
footprint of the industry
COMMUNITY SERVICE/RECOGNITION/ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
 MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK 2015
 CSPA SOLO CERITIFIED SKYDIVER 2014
 PRESIDENT OF DALHOUSIE INVESTMENT SOCIETY 2013
 TEAM LEADER, CFA RESEARCH CHALLENGE 2013
 WINNER, NATIONAL RMA CREDIT RISK CASE COMPETITION 2013
 PARTICIPANT(CAPTAIN), NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANKING CASE COMPETITION 2012/2013
 THIRD-PLACE, SOKE CUP WORLD CHITO-RYU CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
 MEDALIST, SEVERAL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL KARATE EVENTS 2003-2010
 NOVA SCOTIA KARATE TEAM CAPTAIN 2009/2010
 PADI CERTIFIED SCUBA DIVER 2003