Howard Atkinson is a CFA and CIMA, and is President of BetaPro Funds Management Inc., where he focuses on management of the Horizons BetaPro Funds and Exchange Traded Funds. He brings 20 years of investment management industry experience to the board, including executive positions with Mackenzie Financial Corporation, CI Funds and Barclay's Global Investors Canada Ltd. He is the immediate Past President of the Toronto CFA Society board of directors and is a member of the S&P/TSX Canada Index Advisory Panel. Mr. Atkinson is the author of "The New Investment Frontier III: A Guide to Exchange Traded Funds for Canadians," and "Les Fonds Négocié en Bourse: Un outil de placement novateur pour l'investisseur avis". He has been a contributing writer and frequent analyst reference in many major Canadian newspapers, including The Globe & Mail, National Post, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, and Ottawa Citizen. Howard can be seen regularly on BNN (Business News Network) and CP24.