Speaker

Olga Bezrokov, senior portfolio manager, Russell Investments

Olga Bezrokov is a senior portfolio manager for Russell Investments’ investment division and is part of the North American multi-asset and total solutions teams based in Toronto. Her responsibilities cover asset allocation and selection of active and passive strategies for strategic portfolio construction, as well as dynamic risk management and tactical portfolio positioning to help clients achieve their long-term objectives.

Prior to her current role, Berzrokov was responsible for portfolio management of Canadian equity funds. From 2016 to 2019, she supported Canadian equity and global equity teams as an analyst. Prior to joining Russell Investments, Berzrokov was an associate advisor at RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in Montreal, assisting the portfolio manager in all aspects of discretionary portfolio management. In this role, she was responsible for portfolio construction, research, trading and risk management while building and maintaining client relationships.

Berzrokov is a member of the Toronto Chartered Financial Analyst Society and served on the board of directors of Newcomer Women’s Services of Toronto from 2018 to 2020. She currently serves on the board of Planned Parenthood Toronto.