Jerome Hass • Lightwater Partners

Jerome Hass is a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Lightwater Partners Ltd., specializing in Canadian mid-cap equities with a focus on sectors such as energy and bulk commodities. He has covered companies like Khan Resources and has played a key role in delivering risk-adjusted returns, with Lightwater's long/short funds historically outperforming the market while taking on less than half its risk and roughly two-thirds of its volatility. Beginning his career as an Economist with the Ministry of Finance, Hass has held portfolio management roles at Montrusco Bolton Investments, Canada Life Assurance Company, and a leading Canadian hedge fund before joining Lightwater in 2007. He holds a CFA designation (since 1998) alongside degrees from the University of Western Ontario, the University of Victoria, and the London School of Economics.