Yann Robard - Founder and Managing Partner of Dawson Partners

Join us for another insightful episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Yann Robard, the Founder and Managing Partner at Dawson Partners. Prior to his current role, he was the Managing Director and Head of Secondaries and Co-Investments at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, helped establish CPPIB’s London office, and worked at JPMorgan Chase following his entrepreneurial venture building a Mexican furniture store in Toronto. Yann holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University and is widely regarded as one of the leading thought leaders and advocates for the evolution of the global secondaries market.Recorded in March, 2026