Bob Thompson founded Brownstone and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. Bob directs corporate strategy, governance, is a lead portfolio manager with the firm and participates on the Brownstone Investment Committee.

Prior to forming the company, Bob spent eight years with Bissett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. where he was Vice President and Portfolio Manager. He managed a wide range of portfolios with varied investment mandates including pure equity, balanced and fixed income strategies.

Bob earned a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) Degree from Arizona State University in 1982, a Masters of Business Administration from European University in 1989, and the Canadian Investment Manager designation in 1997.

Bob is on the Board of Directors for the Calgary Stampede.

Mario Vachon is Brownstone’s Chief Investment Officer and a founding shareholder. He is responsible for directing the research activities of equity analysts and is a lead portfolio manager and portfolio strategist. Mario’s expertise is in Canadian equities with multiple capitalization ranges, including small and microcap opportunities. He is also the lead member of the Brownstone Investment Committee.

Prior to forming the company, Mario was a partner with Philips, Hager and North Investment Counsel, where he was Vice President and Portfolio Manager. In addition, Mario’s experience includes tenure as a research analyst with Burns Fry (Nesbitt Burns) focusing on special situation Canadian equity stocks.

Mario earned a Bachelor of Law in 1982, and a Masters of Business Administration in 1985, from the University of Western Ontario.