John Walsh

John Walsh has over 30 years experience as a private markets investor and a legal and governance advisor to large institutions and government.

Mr. Walsh is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Timbercreek Capital Inc and is responsible for all corporate and investment-related compliance obligations, as well as overseeing Timbercreek’s international corporate legal activities, including fund formation and launches, ongoing capital markets activities, and general corporate operations.

Mr. Walsh was most recently the Managing Director, General Counsel at one of Canada’s large pension funds, OPTrust, where in various executive capacities he created and led transaction-based legal, governance, ERM, compliance and privacy teams for the Trust. Prior to his senior management role at the trust Mr. Walsh spent a decade as a Managing Director helping create, lead and chair the Investment Committee of the Private Markets Group (an ~ $8 billion private equity and infrastructure international investment platform).

Prior to OPTrust, Mr. Walsh practiced M&A law for 10 years at both Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, and Davies Ward & Beck (as it then was).

Mr. Walsh spent a decade as President of the Conservative Party of Canada while the party was under the leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Mr. Walsh currently serves as a director with several international infrastructure investment organizations in addition to serving as a Governor at North York General Hospital.

Mr. Walsh obtained his B.A. History from Roberts Wesleyan College, his M.A. Political Science from Carleton University, and his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School.