Stéphane Villemain

Stéphane Villemain brings 18 years of experience in sustainable investment and consulting, gained primarily in Canada.

Since 2024, Stéphane Villemain has been Head of Sustainable Investment for public and private markets at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), where he has led the implementation of climate strategies and the integration of ESG considerations across investment mandates. From 2020 to 2024, Stéphane headed Sustainable Investment at Ivanhoé Cambridge, CDPQ’s global real estate investment platform, where he defined the ESG and climate strategy for its investment portfolio. Prior to that, from 2016 to 2020, he was Director of Sustainable Investment for private assets at PSP Investments, one of Canada’s leading pension funds.

From 2024 to 2026, he also served on the Board of Directors of Gecina, one of the leading European Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Stéphane is a graduate of École Polytechnique and AgroParisTech, and holds a master’s degree from McGill University.