Adam Taras
Associate Director
Toronto
Biography
Adam joined OMERS Growth Equity in 2022. In his role as Associate Director, he supports the origination, evaluation, and execution of investment opportunities, along with asset management activities for existing investments.
Prior to joining OMERS, Adam spent 8 years at CPP Investments within the Private Equity Department, most recently with the Growth Equity Team, where he primarily covered Software and Fintech. Before that he worked on their Secondaries Team with a focus on growth equity, and the Direct Private Equity Team with a focus on Technology.
Adam earned his Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) with a Major in Finance from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, where he graduated with the L.J. Forget & Company Award (awarded to the top graduating finance student).
In his spare time, Adam enjoys playing hockey & basketball, traveling to explore new hiking spots, and watching standup comedy.
Adam grew up in Toronto, Ontario (although is an avid Montreal Canadiens fan given his family roots). His favourite book is Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad and his favourite podcast is Heavyweight (a podcast that goes to the nth degree to help guests tie up loose ends from their past with a thoughtful and comedic host). Adam is a self-proclaimed Seinfeld and Simpsons aficionado and (too often) can be caught relating real world events to a reference from one of those two shows.
