Yana Watson Kakar Email & Phone Number

As Managing Director and Head of Americas, Yana is an integral member of the CDPQ Global Management team, contributing to the global strategy of CDPQ and its implementation. She works closely with the heads of the asset classes in developing CDPQ’s investment strategy and partnerships across the Americas region while strengthening the existing portfolio of constructive capital invested in private equity, fixed income, real estate, infrastructure, technology, and equity markets. Yana also serves as Head of CDPQ’s New York office and oversees offices in Mexico and Brazil. Yana holds a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University. She is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, speaks five languages and lives with her husband, two children and much-loved dog in New York.

Listed skills include Strategy, International Development, Leadership, Management, and 32 others.