# Top U.S. hedge fund executive named CEO of Canada’s new sovereign wealth fund

https://mins.news/en/item/135991

- CBC News, 2026-11-09 17:59 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/karen-karniol-tambour-sovereign-wealth-fund-9.7415155?cmp=rss

> An executive at one of the world’s largest hedge funds is leaving her U.S. job to lead Canada’s new sovereign wealth fund, a signature project of the Carney government.

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