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Rainbow Chik, 2026 Leader to Watch Award.
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Rotman honours three graduates

Rotman’s 2026 Alumni Awards went to Rainbow Chik, an AI platform strategist, Eric Métivier, a chief risk officer at CIBC, and John Graham, president and CEO of CPP Investments. They were honoured at a gala dinner that opened the school’s Reunite at Rotman homecoming.

Three graduates of the Rotman School of Management received the 2026 Alumni Awards at a gala dinner on September 16. The dinner was the first event of Reunite at Rotman, the school’s annual homecoming celebration.

Rainbow Chik (BCom ’12) received the Leader to Watch Award. She is Buyside Strategy & Growth Lead at Samaya AI, an AI platform for investment professionals. Eric Métivier (MBA ’90) received the Volunteer Excellence Award. He is Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, Corporate and Private Credit Risk at CIBC, which he joined in 1994.

John Graham (MBA ’07), president and CEO of CPP Investments, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Interim Dean Joseph Milner called the honourees tremendous leaders. Reunite also features faculty speakers and fireside chats with more than fifteen alumni.

Reported from Rotman School Graduates Honoured with Annual Alumni Awards (Rotman School of Management news, September 16, 2026).

More from the original reporting: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/news-events-and-ideas/news-and-stories/2026/september-2026/rotman-school-graduates-honoured-annual-alumni-awards/

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