About
Matt Baird is Managing Director, Operations & Strategy for OMERS Private Equity in Europe, having joined in April 2017, where he works with management teams of portfolio companies to build value over the investment lifecycle. He previously served as a Managing Director in Alvarez & Marsal's Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, including interim CFO/COO roles, and earlier worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and began his career at Arthur Andersen. He holds a Masters in Engineering, Economics & Management from Oxford University and is a Chartered Accountant.
Experience
- OMERS Private EquityInvestment Committeecurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- OMERS Private EquityHead Of Business Servicescurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
- OMERS Private EquityManaging Directorcurrent2018 — present
- OMERS Private EquityDirector2011 — 2017
- OMERS Private EquityAssociate2007 — 2010
- IntegrisBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- North HighlandBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Medical Knowledge GroupBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Inmar IntelligenceBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- EpiqBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
- ParadigmBoard Member2018 — 2026
- Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate FinanceAssociate2005 — 2007
- KPMGAccountant2002 — 2005
Colleagues at OMERS Private Equity Inc.
Alexander Fraser
Executive Vice President & Global Head of Private Equity at OMERS Private Equity Inc.
Andrew Peel
Managing Director, Legal at OMERS Private Equity Inc.
Brandon Weening
Executive Vice President, Investment Finance & Operations at OMERS Private Equity Inc.
Chantal Thibault
Senior Managing Director, Legal at OMERS Private Equity Inc.
Conor Malloy
Managing Director at OMERS Private Equity Inc.
David Lee
Investor at Six Network
David Toffoli
Director, Legal at OMERS Private Equity Inc.
Dinesh Ramasamy
Partner at Pantheon Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Baird?
- Matt Baird is Managing Director, Operations & Strategy for OMERS Private Equity in Europe, having joined in April 2017, where he works with management teams of portfolio companies to build value over the investment lifecycle. He previously served as a Managing Director in Alvarez & Marsal's Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, including interim CFO/COO roles, and earlier worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and began his career at Arthur Andersen. He holds a Masters in Engineering, Economics & Management from Oxford University and is a Chartered Accountant.
- Where does Matt Baird work?
- Matt Baird is Managing Director, Operations & Strategy at OMERS Private Equity Inc..
- Where did Matt Baird go to school?
- Matt Baird studied at Queen's University (BComm, Business).
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