Robert Poirier advises on Technology Consulting Services at First North and is an FPT Software Canada board member. Robert is a 2022 recipient of the Order of Ontario and has more than 25 years of experience in banking, investments, and technology. From 1992 until 1999, Robert served in Ottawa as a senior policy advisor to members of the Senate Banking Committee, where he was involved in the governance practices of institutional investors and the establishment of some of Canada’s largest public sector plans, including the CPP Investment Board and the PSP Investment Board. Today, Robert serves on several boards, including as the chair of Northern Trust Canada, a global leader in institutional financial services providing asset servicing and asset management solutions to the Canadian public, corporate and multi-employer pension funds, family offices, endowments & foundations, insurance and fund managers. For almost a decade, Robert served as managing director at State Street, responsible for public and corporate pensions, mutual funds, and alternative managers, including hedge fund and private equity firms.