Bertrand Millot
Vice President,
Head of Investment Stewardship
Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec

Bertrand Millot has headed CDPQ’s Stewardship Investing team since December 2018. 
He is responsible for developing CDPQ’s stewardship practices and positioning, thereby 
reinforcing the institution’s leadership in this area on the world stage.

Bertrand is one of the architects of CDPQ’s climate change strategy and a seasoned 
investor in infrastructure and emerging markets companies, fields where ESG considerations 
have historically been at the forefront.  At CDPQ since 2015, he previously held the position 
of Vice-President, Infrastructure and Cross-sectoral Risk Management. In that role, he was 
responsible for identifying cross-sectoral risk, including geopolitical and emerging risks. 
He was also business unit risk manager for the Infrastructure portfolio.

Before joining CDPQ, Bertrand was CEO and CIO at Cordiant Capital, an emerging
market debt fund manager with investments totalling around USD2.5 billion in 50
countries across a wide array of sectors from infrastructure to agribusiness. Earlier in his
career, he was active in infrastructure project finance with the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development in London, U.K. as Portfolio Manager with responsibility
for 180 investments and with BNP Paribas in Paris, France.

Bertrand holds an MBA from McGill University, a MSc in Engineering from École Nationale
Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers and is a member of the Institute of Corporate
Directors (ICD.D designation).

See Bertrand speak on ESG: Investing with a Purpose on Tuesday, June 11.