David Wong is an OCF Fundholder, Board Member, Vice-Chair of the Investment Committee and lead on the Investment Review Committee.
He oversees CIBC Global Asset Management’s investment team across Canada and the US. In this role, he leads the team in key initiatives to drive competitive and purpose driven performance results for over $400 billion of assets in managed solutions, fixed income, equities, and alternative investments. He serves on the firm’s executive leadership team to advance organizational growth through innovation, collaboration, and client focus.
He also plays an active role in all investment activities across the organization. As the head of the Total Investment Solutions team, he directly oversees the portfolio management of over $100 billion in managed solutions. In addition, David is a member of the CIBC Family Office Leadership Team and provides institutional asset allocation advice to ultra-high net worth individuals and families. His insights are regularly featured in industry podcasts and other media, and he is a frequent presenter at CIBC client events across Canada.
David joined CIBC Global Asset Management in July 2011, and served as Managing Director, Investment Management Research (IMR) until June 2021, and Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director and Head of Total Investment Solutions until November 2025. David has more than 27 years of industry experience in New York and Toronto. Before joining CIBC Global Asset Management, David was Senior Research Analyst for Russell Investments, covering a broad spectrum of fixed-income strategies on behalf of institutional and retail clients.
David holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University. He is a CFA Charterholder and also holds the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation from the Global Association of Risk Professionals. David volunteers his time serving on the Board of Directors for the CIBC Foundation and Oakville Community Foundation, where he is the Chair and Co-Chair respectively of those organizations’ investment committees. David also serves on the Princess Margaret Foundation Road Hockey Executive Committee, as well as the United Way Major Individual Giver Cabinet.
