About
Paul is the Executive Chairman of Portag3 Ventures and also serves as the Senior Vice-President of Power Financial and Power Corporation. Before joining Power as Vice-President in May 2014, he was Assistant Vice-President in the Risk Management Group of Great-West Lifeco beginning in 2012. Previously, he worked in project management and corporate strategy at Imerys in France. He began his career in 2004, working for five years with Goldman Sachs in the United States, in the Investment Banking and Investment Strategy Groups, as well as in the Special Situations Group. In May 2014, Paul was named a director of Great-West Life, Investors Group, Mackenzie, Pargesa and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert. He is also Chairman of Sagard Capital and Wealthsimple, and Vice-Chairman of Imerys. In December 2016, Paul was named a director of Personal Capital.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 3 investors at Power Corporation of Canada are tracked.
- • 97 investors hold the Senior Vice President role in VCSift. Paul Desmarais III is one of them.
- • 686 investors are based in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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- Location
- Montréal, Canada
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