Andrew graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Memorial University of Newfoundland and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario (Richard Ivey School of Business). A firm believer in ongoing education, Andrew has acquired the advanced industry designation of Certified Investment Manager (CIM).
Andrew's past roles during his twenty years with RBC include institutional equity sales in the U.S., an Equity Portfolio Advisor to other senior RBC Dominion Securities investment advisors, and Manager of RBC Capital Market's Canadian Equity Research Product. For five years, Andrew was one of the few senior representatives of the firm who met regularly to debate investment outlooks and make official forecasts and recommendations for all of RBC's institutional and private clients. As part of this group, Andrew chaired the Equity Selection Sub-Committee, which was responsible for determining the quarterly RBC Dominion Securities Focus List portfolio of recommended stocks.