Michael Nobrega

President & CEO
OMERS

Michael Nobrega is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), a position he has held since early 2007.

Mr. Nobrega is a veteran financial and investment executive with more than 30 years experience. Before his appointment as President and CEO of OMERS, Michael was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Borealis Infrastructure Management Inc., an investment entity which originated and structured infrastructure investments. Michael has held this position at Borealis since its formation by OMERS in 1999. Since 1999, Borealis has originated, structured and closed over $5.6 billion of equity investments in infrastructure assets. These assets include investments in energy, transportation and pipelines in Canada, United States and Western Europe.

Prior to Borealis, Michael was a partner at a major international accounting firm. Michael holds an Honours BA from the University of Toronto and a chartered accountancy designation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Michael also holds a number of board positions with private and public companies and charitable organizations. In 2002, Michael received the University of Toronto’s Arbor Award for outstanding community service.

OMERS is one of Canada’s largest pension plans, with more than $50 billion in assets. It provides retirement benefits to 372,000 members on behalf of over 900 local government employers across Ontario.