Introducing the Pender Alternative Multi-Strategy Growth Fund, now open for investment. Ask us for more information.

Investment Team

Felix Narhi, CFA

Felix Narhi is a Senior Equity Analyst, with a dedication to deep research and uncovering new “best ideas” that will benefit Pender’s equity portfolios. Felix has been a Portfolio Manager on a number of Pender’s funds and was Pender’s CIO from April 2016 (as Co-CIO until April 2017) for over eight years during which time […]

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Maria Pacella, CFA

Maria Pacella joined Pender in January 2017. She has been investing in emerging growth companies, with a focus on technology businesses since 2001. She spent 11 years with one of Canada’s largest venture capital firms where she invested in multiple early-stage ventures and served on a variety of boards, mostly in the areas of enterprise […]

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Justin Jacobsen, CFA

Justin is the Portfolio Manager of the Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund. He joined Pender in August 2021. Justin most recently worked as a Senior Portfolio Manager at one of Canada’s largest pension fund managers. During his four-year tenure, he was responsible for managing a high-yield focused credit strategy, generating returns for the underlying pension […]

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Geoff Castle

Geoff Castle is the Lead Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income, having managed the Pender Corporate Bond Fund since September 2015.  He also manages the Pender Bond Universe Fund and Pender Credit Opportunities Fund. Geoff’s career as a professional investor spans two decades and includes experience in both public mutual funds and proprietary investment fund management for […]

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David Barr, CFA

David Barr is the CEO of Pender. He is also the Portfolio Manager of several of Pender’s funds. David began his investing career in 2000. He initially worked in private equity which gives him a unique background to investing capital. At the end of 2007 he became a partner at PenderFund Capital Management Ltd and […]

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Greg Taylor, CFA

Greg Taylor joined Pender in May 2025 as our Chief Investment Officer and a Portfolio Manager. Greg was CIO and a Portfolio Manager at a Toronto-based asset management company from 2017 to 2025, supporting its growth from $3 billion to over $24 billion in assets under management. Prior to that Greg was a Senior Portfolio […]

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