Fonds Fondation Foisy Bernier

A graduate of HEC Montréal in business administration, Jacques Foisy is a chartered Professional accountant (CPA, CA). He started his career at KPMG in Montreal, then worked for Groupe Olympia, a meat processing company that today is known as Olymel. Since 1994, he has worked at Novacap, one of the most prominent buyout and growth equity firms, with more than six billion dollars in assets under management; he is Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner – Industries. He sits on the boards of directors of many of Novacap Industries’ portfolio companies.

For Mr. Foisy, people helping each other is nothing new: “Give back, and share: that’s how I was brought up.” While still a child, he was impressed by his parents’ community involvement. Even though they weren’t wealthy, they made charitable donations, and his mother, on top of taking care of six children, was involved in non-profit associations. As an adult, Mr. Foisy also donated to a variety of causes. As his career progressed, he developed closer ties to several associations, kept up with their activities, and increased his donations.

His philanthropic approach led him to create a fund at FGM with his spouse, Chantal Bernier, in 2020. The Fonds Fondation Foisy Bernier was created through a PearTree Financial share issue — FGM is accredited with PearTree. Mr. Foisy and Ms. Bernier will be able to support several sectors and organizations they have chosen. They are delighted to be able to help the causes that are close to their heart.

Photo: Ms. Chantal Bernier and Mr. Jacques Foisy