TANYA CARMICHAEL

Unlocking Potential in Pensions and Private Equity

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Resilience by Design^™
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Why Resilience Matters

Resilience and culture are not “soft” ideas — they are the core enablers of execution. In investment organizations, fragile cultures and rigid systems drain productivity, erode talent, and weaken stakeholder trust. Resilient organizations with strong, adaptive cultures not only withstand shocks — they unlock human potential and deliver on long-term mandates when it matters most.

of transformations fail due to culture, not strategy.

1 %

lost globally each year from burnout and disengagement.

$ 3 T

underperformance during shocks is observed in rigid organizations compared to peers

1 %

“Management makes a system work. It helps you do what you know how to do. Leadership builds systems or transforms old ones.”

John P. Kotter

PATHWAYS FOR CHANGE

How Companies Partner with Tanya

I work with organizations and leaders in two interconnected ways:

Advisory

Partnering with pension funds, asset owners, industry associations and private equity firms on the systemic levers of resilience: governance, culture, strategy and engagement. Advisory work begins with diagnostic insights and extends to board, executive, and enterprise-level alignment.

Coaching

Supporting executives and high-potential leaders to strengthen the leadership capabilities that make systemic change possible. Coaching draws on the same diagnostics, ensuring leaders see both their role in the system and how to unlock new opportunities.

Advisory and Coaching are mutually reinforcing and powered by diagnostics — each strengthens the other to create resilience, alignment, and catalytic impact.

Resilience by Design^™

With a systems lens, institutional capital can unlock resilience, alignment, and catalytic impact — the kind of change where leadership choices spark broader performance and trust across the organization.

HOW RESILIENT ORGANIZATIONS THRIVE

lower turnover is seen in resilient cultures, preserving investment continuity.

25 %

predictor of execution success is psychological safety within teams.

# 15

more likely to be high-performing are organizations with resilient leaders

1 x

We partner with leadership teams to close the gap between strategy and execution, building resilient, adaptive organizations that thrive for decades.

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence — it is to act with yesterday’s logic.”

peter drucker

ABOUT ME

Tanya Carmichael

Tanya is a pension fund leader and founder of an advisory and coaching practice that applies systems thinking to the challenges institutional investors face today. She partners with pension funds, asset owners, private equity managers, and industry associations to reimagine investment strategy, strengthen leadership, and build resilient organizations. She is also a keynote speaker and contributor to global conferences, summits, and podcasts on leadership, resilience, and the future of institutional capital.

Tanya previously led a $12B private equity fund portfolio and global investment team as Managing Director and Head of Global Funds, Equities at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. She is a former Chair of the ILPA Board and served on the Private Equity Steering Committee of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. Tanya currently serves as a Director of the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO).

Tanya holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B./ JD) from Western University and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) from Queen’s University. She holds the ICD.D designation from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and is a BOS360 Certified Business Coach.

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Testimonials

What People say

Jennifer Choi

CEO, Institutional Limited Partners Association

“Tanya is a unique and inspirational leader who applies her deep investment experience and systems thinking to help organizations build resilience by design in the institutional investment industry. She brings strategic vision and practical insight that are invaluable to leaders navigating challenges like culture, governance, and stakeholder expectations — turning complexity into pathways for long-term success.”

Maya Chorengel

Co-Managing Partner, The Rise Fund

“Tanya has been a true leader and partner as we advanced engagement on ESG and impact in private equity. She brought the courage of her convictions, a commitment to a rigorous, evidence-based approach, and knowledge that collaboration between GPs and LPs (that she could spearhead) was critical to field-building.”