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About John Christofilos

John Christofilos

John Christofilos

Senior Vice-President, Chief Trading Officer and Investment Management, Operations Strategy

AGF Investments Inc.

John Christofilos leads a team responsible for trading AGF’s Assets Under Management across its Retail, Institutional and Private Client portfolios. He is also a member of AGF’s Business Development unit with responsibility for reviewing and leading Capital Markets opportunities and technology advancements. John is a member of The Office of the CIO – a structure within AGF’s Investment Management team. This leadership structure encourages and further embeds collaboration and active accountability across the Investment Management team and the broader organization.

John’s career has spanned more than 30 years, with experience on both the buy- and sell-side. Before joining AGF in 2014, he served as Managing Director at Canaccord Genuity, leading the firm’s efforts in electronic and program trading. Prior to Canaccord, he worked as Senior Managing Director for E*TRADE Institutional, a full-service financial services firm based in New York City. John also serves as President of the Canadian Security Traders Association (CSTA) and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian ETF Association (CETFA) and Tradelogiq, an Alternative Trading System (ATS). In addition, he serves on the Ontario Securities Commission’s Market Structure Advisory Committee.

John holds a Bachelor of Science degree from San Diego, California-based United States International University, where he also played Division 1 Hockey.

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