Blake Hutcheson (born 1962) is President and CEO of

OMERS The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) is a Canadian public pension fund, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. OMERS is a defined benefit, jointly sponsored, multi-employer public pension plan created in 1962 by Ontario provinci ...

. He was appointed OMERS President and Chief Pension Officer in 2018. He previously served as President and CEO of Oxford Properties Group Inc since 2010, and in 2014 he also became Chief Investment Officer, Real Estate and Strategic Investments and added the OMERS Platform Investments portfolio. Prior to OMERS, Blake was Head of Global Real Estate with Mount Kellett Capital Management, a New York-based private equity firm. Previously, he was Chairman and President of Canadian, Latin American, and Mexican operations for CB Richard Ellis. Blake attended

Upper Canada College Upper Canada College (UCC) is an independent day and boarding school for boys in Toronto, Ontario, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The college is widely described as Canada's most prestigious preparatory school, and ha ...

before graduating from the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

. He also completed a Graduate Diploma in International and Comparative Politics at the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

and a Master's Degree in Real Estate Development at

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

. Hutcheson was listed in Canada's ''Top 40 Under 40''. In January 2024, he was appointed to the

Order of Ontario The Order of Ontario is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Ontario. Instituted in 1986 by Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander, on the Advice (constitutional), advice of the Executive Council ...

. Hutcheson plays Masters Lacrosse every summer for his home town of Huntsville, Ontario. He is married and has two children.

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1962 births Businesspeople from Ontario Canadian businesspeople in real estate Living people Oxford Properties People from Huntsville, Ontario Members of the Order of Ontario {{Canada-business-bio-stub