TD Asset Management Inc.

TD Asset Management Inc.

Les Grober, CFA

Managing Director
Les joined TD Asset Management Inc. in September 2006. He is currently the lead manager on several portfolios for TD Waterhouse Private Investment Counsel including the TD Private U.S. Blue Chip Equity Fund and U.S. Large Cap Model. His responsibilities also include lead management of the TD Opportunities Pool within the TD Managed Assets Program and co-manager of the TD Balanced Growth Fund for TD Mutual Funds. He is a member of the TD Wealth Asset Allocation Committee, as well. Prior to joining TDAM, Les managed U.S. and global equity portfolios at Laketon Investment Management and Manulife Financial. He has a BA and MA, both in Economics, from York University and the University of Reading, respectively. He is a CFA charterholder.


Mike O'Brien, CFA

Vice President & Director
Mike joined TD Asset Management in 1997 and is currently head of the Core Canadian Equity team at TDAM. He is lead manager of the TD Canadian Equity Fund, TD Canadian Blue Chip Equity Fund and the TD Balanced Income Fund for TD Mutual Funds. Mike is also lead manager for the Canadian Blue Chip Equity strategies for TD Waterhouse Private Investment Counsel. Mike started at TDAM as an assistant to the Economist responsible for macro-economic and strategic analysis. In February 2000, he was reassigned to the equity analyst role, covering numerous industries over an 8-year period with a primary focus on North American Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staple, Media and Cable companies. Mike holds a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University (1992) and an M.A. in Political Science from Dalhousie University (1993). Mike also belonged to the Parliamentary Internship Program in Ottawa from 1993–1994 and was Executive Assistant to MP Ray Speaker from 1994–1997. Michael is a CFA charterholder.


Elaine Lindhorst, CFA

Vice President & Director
Elaine Lindhorst joined TD Asset Management Inc. in July 2006. She is currently responsible for retail and institutional active fixed income portfolios and money market portfolios. She is also the Lead Portfolio Manager for the Canadian Money Market portfolios and is the Head of the North American Money Market complex. Elaine’s previous positions in fixed income include Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in New York City where she held the Series 3, 7 and 63 licenses and a fixed income hedge fund based in Toronto. Elaine holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto and a Masters in Biochemistry from Queen’s University. She holds the CIM designation and is a CFA charterholder.


Christopher Case, CFA

Vice President & Director
Chris Case joined TD Asset Management in 2010 as a portfolio manager responsible for managing active retail and institutional fixed income portfolios. This includes mandates for insurance, corporate, pension, and union clients as well as TD Mutual funds and TD Private Investment Counsel funds. Chris has over twenty years of experience in fixed income markets on both the asset management and securities dealer sides of the industry. Prior to joining TDAM, Chris was a fixed income portfolio manager responsible for managing multiple domestic and international bond portfolios at both major Canadian insurance firms as well as asset management companies. During his career, he has held various positions in fixed income sales and trading at two leading Canadian investment dealers. Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and is a CFA charterholder.