Michael Kelly
Michael Kelly
Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer
Michael Kelly is the Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer of OMERS. He oversees OMERS Legal Division and is involved in various matters relating to pension and investment law, regulatory affairs and corporate governance. Mr. Kelly is actively involved in Board and Committee functions and is Chair of the Sustainable Investing Committee, having developed OMERS Sustainable Investing Framework.
Prior to assuming this role in 2014, Mr. Kelly served as Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Borealis Infrastructure (now OMERS Infrastructure), the infrastructure investment arm of OMERS, which he joined in 2006. In that role, he was involved in the pursuit and management of infrastructure investments, including negotiating acquisition, partnering and financing agreements, coordinating regulatory and structuring advice and managing the legal and compliance function.
Prior to joining Borealis, Mr. Kelly practiced corporate, commercial and regulatory law, both in-house and with firms in Toronto, London, England and Ottawa. He sits on the boards of a number of OMERS holding companies, and on boards or committees of various domestic and international organizations including the Investor Leadership Network, the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, Toronto Finance International and the World Economic Forum.
Mr. Kelly was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1994. He holds a BBA from Wilfrid Laurier University (1989), an LLB from the University of Toronto (1992), and an MA (International Relations) from the University of Toronto (2004). He also holds the designation of Chartered Director (C. Dir).
