Blake C. Goldring, C.M., OOnt, M.S.M., CD, LL.D. CFA®
Executive Chairman
AGF Management Ltd.
Blake C. Goldring is the Executive Chairman of AGF Management Limited (AGF). He first joined the firm in 1987 and held a series of senior positions before being appointed President in 1997, CEO in 2000, and CEO and Chairman in 2006. As Executive Chairman of AGF, Goldring provides guidance and counsel to the CEO in setting the mission, vision and strategic direction for the firm. He also provides counsel to AGF’s Executive Management Team and plays a key role supporting the firm’s strategic relationships, while also providing leadership to AGF’s Board of Directors.
Goldring believes in giving back to his community and supports initiatives related to the arts, education, health and the Canadian military. He has experience sitting on a number of private and not-for-profit boards. He is Chair of the C.D. Howe Board of Directors, Past Vice-Chair and Past Director of SIMA (formerly the Investment Funds Institute of Canada) and Co-Chaired Toronto’s Economic and Cultural Recovery Advisory Group. Goldring is also a past Director of The Canadian Film Centre and past Vice-Chair of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He is a lifelong supporter of the University of Toronto, including establishing the Goldring Student Centre and was also a past Global Chair, INSEAD Foundation. He is past Chair, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and funded the creation of the Blake & Belinda Goldring Department of Surgery at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Additionally, Goldring was the “first ever” Honorary Colonel of the Canadian Army and a past Honorary Colonel, The Royal Regiment of Canada. He received the Meritorious Service Medal, Military Division in 2011. Goldring is also the founder of Canada Company: Many Ways to Serve, a charitable organization created to connect business and community leaders with Canada’s military. Goldring has received numerous honours in recognition of his personal and professional achievements, including both the King Charles III Coronation Medal in 2025 and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. He was named a Member of the Order of Ontario in 2024, a Member of the Order of Canada in 2018 and received honorary degrees from The University of Toronto, Victoria University (University of Toronto) and the Royal Military College.
Goldring holds an Honours BA in Economics from the University of Toronto and an MBA from INSEAD in France. He is also a member of the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts, a CFA® charterholder and a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers.
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