James Meadows joined Manitou in 2015 and serves as Chief Operations Officer, overseeing all facets of operations including client administration, trading, fund accounting, and systems management. Prior to joining Manitou, James spent eight years at Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. focused on operations, compliance, and fund accounting, including serving as Vice-President responsible for Canadian operations, and prior to that served as Vice-President of Investment Administration at AGF Investment Inc. James began his career at Ernst & Young in 1996 and qualified as a Chartered Professional Accountant, CA in 1999. James is a graduate of the Richard Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario where he earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree.