In her role as Chief Investment Officer, Theresa Shutt leads the Portfolio Management Team and is responsible for the overall investment platform at Harbourfront Wealth. Theresa is a key member of the executive team, contributing to the leadership and strategic vision of the firm with a focus on growth and development of innovative investment strategies to support Harbourfront advisors and their clients.

Theresa brings more than 20 years of experience in private and public markets with demonstrated success in leading asset management teams. Prior to joining Harbourfront, Theresa was the Head of Corporate Debt for Fiera Capital, where she was responsible for the overall strategic direction of all Fiera’s corporate private debt strategies. In this role, she provided leadership in support of business development, investment approval, fund strategy and portfolio management. Theresa joined Fiera from Integrated Asset Management where she was Chief Investment Officer with responsibility for all private market strategies.

Theresa began her career working as an economist for the Conference Board of Canada. She has held a variety of roles at large Canadian financial institutions marketing public fixed income to asset managers as well as structuring bond and equity derivative-backed products for retail investors.

As lifelong learner, Theresa holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics (Honours) from the University of Alberta, a Master of Arts (MA) in Economics from McMaster University, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Rotman School of Management of the University of Toronto. Theresa is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.