Mark Machin

Mark Machin is Co-founder and Managing Partner of Intrepid Growth Partners, a specialist growth investor focused on AI companies, which launched in 2023 and held the final close of its inaugural US$525 million fund in September 2026. He previously served as President and CEO of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) from 2016 to 2021, growing the fund's net assets to nearly C$500 billion, and before that spent 20 years at Goldman Sachs in London and Hong Kong. He is also Co-founder and Vice Chair of Opto Investments and a member of the GIC Investment Strategies Committee.