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Lee Wanie

Investor

Managing Director, Head of North America, Capital Formation at Sagard Private Equity Canada

United States

About

Lee Wanie is Managing Director, Head of North America, Capital Formation at Sagard, which he joined in 2025, overseeing fundraising across North America. He previously served as Head of Sales and Distribution at Mubadala Capital and led institutional fundraising and consultant relations at BMO Global Asset Management, and earlier held capital formation leadership roles at BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors over 18 years. He holds an A.B. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a CFA charterholder.

Experience

  1. SagardHead of North American Capital Formationcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Mubadala CapitalHead of Sales and Distribution2021 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  3. BMO Global Asset Management U.S.Managing Director - Institutional Distribution2019 — 2021Chicago, Illinois
  4. BlackRockManaging Director - Institutional Client Business2009 — 2018New York, NY
  5. BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS FINANCE LIMITEDClient Relationship Officer1999 — 2009
  6. Dean Witter Reynolds (Morgan Stanley)Financial Advisor1996 — 1999

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyAB, Economics

Skills & more

Series 3Asset Management26Alternative Investments16Hedge Funds10Fixed Income5Asset Allocation5ETFs4Investments4Investment Strategies5Investment Management5Equities3Asset Managment3
+10 morePortfolio ManagementSeries 7DerivativesChartered Financial AnalystSeries 24Capital MarketsBondsTradingBloombergSeries 63

Languages French · German

  • Series 3, 6, 7, 24, 63, 65 — FINRA
  • Chartered Financial Analyst — CFA Institute

From Lee's professional profile.

Colleagues at Sagard Private Equity Canada

Adam Felesky
CEO at Portage Ventures
Adam Vigna
Co-Founder and CIO, Sagard at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Aikta Jain
Managing Director, Capital Formation at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Albert Arazi
Vice President of Distribution, Eastern Canada at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Alpha Lam
Senior Director, Asset Management at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Amanda Gaiotti
Partner, Corporate Development at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Amr Ceran
Managing Director, Asset Management at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Amy Jarvis
Head of Portfolio Accounting at Sagard Private Equity Canada

Frequently asked questions

Where does Lee Wanie work?
Lee Wanie is Managing Director, Head of North America, Capital Formation at Sagard Private Equity Canada.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,348

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Shared employers

Also worked at Mubadala Capital4

Alasdair ThongFounding Partner at Selvedge VentureFred LardiegAdvisor at Fabric VenturesCristina GhenoiuPartner at Mubadala CapitalEmily IzmirianAnalyst at Silversmith Capital Partners

Also worked at BMO Global Asset Management U.S.1

Steve ArquillaAdvisor at VDOSH

Also worked at BlackRock196

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Also worked at Dean Witter Reynolds (Morgan Stanley)4

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