Leadership Team

Richard Usher-Jones is the President of Lysander Funds, and is concurrently a Portfolio Manager at Canso Investment Counsel. Prior to joining Lysander Funds and Canso in 2009, Richard was a member of the Canadian Executive Team at Russell Investments. Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen’s University, as well as the Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) and Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI) designations.

Raj Vijh is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Lysander Funds. Prior to joining Lysander Funds in 2011, Raj was Vice President, Investment Finance at CPP Investment Board; and COO and CFO at Russell Investments Canada. Raj holds an Honours Bachelor of Physics degree from the University of Bristol in the U.K., and has also qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Tim Hicks is the Chief Investment Officer at Lysander Funds, and is concurrently a Portfolio Manager at Canso Investment Counsel. Prior to joining Lysander Funds and Canso in 2009, Tim was Director of North American Equity at Russell Investments at their head office in Tacoma, Washington. Tim holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University and is a CFA charterholder.

Jason Darling is Vice President, National Sales, at Lysander Funds. Prior to joining Lysander Funds in 2018, Jason was the Director, Southwestern Ontario at Richardson GMP. Prior to that, he held various management and sales positions at Russell Investments, CIBC, Merrill Lynch, and Canada Trust. Jason holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Western University, King’s University College.

Ruth Liu is Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Lysander Funds. She has over 10 years of legal experience, both in private practice and as in-house counsel, servicing businesses in the investment management industry. She regularly leads the legal and regulatory work for product launches and establishing new lines of business. Ruth has significant expertise in the regulatory landscape as it relates to the investment industry, particularly the operations of registrants and investment funds. Called to the Ontario Bar, she obtained her law degree from the University of Toronto.