People

Robert Beauregard, MBA, CFA, CMA

Robert is Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer for Global Alpha and is Lead Portfolio Manager for their global small cap equity strategies.

Robert brings over 20 years of financial and investment industry experience to the firm. Prior to founding Global Alpha, Robert was Senior Vice President and portfolio manager at Natcan Investment Management where he managed over $1.5 billion in Canadian and global small cap equities. Before joining Natcan, Robert was manager of a global high tech portfolio and co-manager of the Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund for Caisse de Dépôt du Québec. He has held senior operational, financial and risk management roles with various multi-nationals, including Alcan, IBM and Grant Thornton.

Robert received a B.Admin. from the Royal Military College and an MBA from McGill University. He holds the CFA designation and is a Certified Management Accountant.

David Savignac, BSc

As Assistant Portfolio Manager and Analyst, David focuses on Europe and the Consumer Staples, Technology and Industrials sectors.

Prior to joining Global Alpha, David spent four years at Natcan Investment Management where he held a variety of senior analyst positions, including Risk & Performance and Small Caps. He was also co-manager of Natcan’s Global Small Cap Fund. David also spent time at TAL Global Asset Management and Desjardins Securities.

David has a Graduate Diploma from McGill University and a BSc from HEC Montreal. He is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Qing Ji, MA, MBA

Qing is an Analyst responsible for the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the Consumer Discretionary, Non-Bank Financials, Telecom and Utility sectors.

In the eight years before joining Global Alpha, Qing worked in the financial industry in Canada, Singapore and Switzerland. Most recently, she was Senior Analyst – Financial Markets for the Bank of Canada. Prior to that, Qing held various analyst and wealth management positions with Laurentian Bank Securities, ING Private Bank Asia (Singapore), Credit Lyonnais (Singapore) and Temenos Systems SA (Switzerland).

Qing has a Bachelor of Economics from Xiamen University (China), a Master of Economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (China) and a MBA from McGill University. She is fluent in English, French and Mandarin.