Profile
Leon is a seasoned investing professional, with global experience in growth equity investing at high-profile investment management organizations.
Prior to joining CPP Investments in 2019, he worked for 22 years at Nordea Investment Management, and most recently spent four years as Head of Equities for Denmark-based BI Asset Management.
In 2003, Leon co-authored The Thematic Investment Process, which highlights several structural growth drivers still relevant today.
Leon holds BS and MS degrees from Copenhagen Business School in Denmark, and attended the executive program at Singularity University in California in 2013.
Former positions of Leon Pedersen
| Companies | Position | End |
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments
 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments Investment ManagersFinance Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Private Equity Investor | 2023-08-31 |
BI Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S
 BI Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S Investment ManagersFinance BI Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S (BIAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of BI Holding A/S in Denmark. Headquartered in Copenhagen, the firm was founded in 1998 and offers asset management services to institutional customers, companies, funds and large private portfolios. BIAM is the investment manager and global distributor of BI SICAV and advisor for the Danish BankInvest funds. | Head-Equity Investments | 2018-12-31 |
Nordea Investment Management AB (Denmark)
 Nordea Investment Management AB (Denmark) Investment ManagersFinance Nordea Investment Management AB (Denmark) (NIM-Denmark) is the Danish asset management operating division of Nordea Investment Management AB, ultimately held by Nordea Bank ABp (HEL: NDA-FI, ADR: NRBAY) in Finland. Founded in 2005, the firm headquartered in Copenhagen and provides fund management services for individual and institutional clients including pension funds, unions, foundations, corporations and insurance companies. | Chief Investment Officer | 2014-05-31 |
Training of Leon Pedersen
| Copenhagen Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Nordea Investment Management AB (Denmark)
Nordea Investment Management AB (Denmark) Investment ManagersFinance Nordea Investment Management AB (Denmark) (NIM-Denmark) is the Danish asset management operating division of Nordea Investment Management AB, ultimately held by Nordea Bank ABp (HEL: NDA-FI, ADR: NRBAY) in Finland. Founded in 2005, the firm headquartered in Copenhagen and provides fund management services for individual and institutional clients including pension funds, unions, foundations, corporations and insurance companies. | Finance |
BI Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S
BI Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S Investment ManagersFinance BI Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S (BIAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of BI Holding A/S in Denmark. Headquartered in Copenhagen, the firm was founded in 1998 and offers asset management services to institutional customers, companies, funds and large private portfolios. BIAM is the investment manager and global distributor of BI SICAV and advisor for the Danish BankInvest funds. | Finance |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments Investment ManagersFinance Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Finance |
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