Speaker Biography
Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA, is the CEO of GRIT a financial media company democratizing access to institutional insights for the masses. She founded the company after realizing that only the top 1% were getting the best insights. Genevieve has built a large community of smart, fun, and edgy investors around the other 99%, with +300,000 subscribers and a network which totals over +6.5 million investors (including newsletters, website, social media, creators, influencers and partners) around the world! Investors include institutional investors, wealth advisors & regular people who are “Relentlessly Chasing ROI”. Subscribe: gritcap.io
From 2016-2020, Genevieve built Grit Capital, one of the leading boutique investor relations firms in Canada. The firm specialized in showcasing small public & private companies to institutional and retail investors. Grit Capital represented dozens of clients, hosted conferences and roadshows around the world as well as built a strong social media following. In 2020, GRIT Capital was transformed into a financial media company.
From 2007 to 2016, Genevieve held multiple roles at LDIC, an asset management firm headquartered in Toronto with approximately $600MM in assets under management. Initially serving as an Equity Research Associate, she advanced to the position of Investment Analyst in 2008. In 2011 December, Genevieve was appointed and approved as a Portfolio Manager of LDIC. She oversaw a diverse range of funds and LDIC models, including the Redwood Global Small Cap Fund, the LDIC North American Small Business Fund, LDIC Growth model, LDIC Aggressive Growth model, LDIC North American Infrastructure Fund, and LDIC Healthcare Special Opportunities Fund. Genevieve received her Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2011, and the Level 1 Charted Market Technician (CMT) designation in 2009. She helped raise ~$100MM in AUM for LDIC across various fund products. Outside of her professional pursuits, Genevieve is an avid skier, tennis player, golfer and wake surfer.
She attended the Harvard Business School Executive Education for Private Equity & Venture Capital in 2016. She and her content has been featured on FOX, Bloomberg, VICE, CNN, The Globe & Mail, The National Post and BNN; she recently spoke as a panelist at CFA Calgary’s Annual Forecast Dinner where she offered insightful perspectives on local, national, and global expectations for the future of finance, highlighting market trends, geopolitical factors, and sector predictions. Outside of speaking, she is an avid skier, tennis player, golfer and wake surfer.
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