Michael Tims has enjoyed an almost four-decade career in investment banking and finance. He was a notable contributor, over a 33-year period, to the growth and success of the investment firm, Peters & Co. Limited, from which he retired in 2013. Since that time, he has served as Vice Chairman of MATCO Investments Ltd., a private investment holding company in Calgary, Alberta.

Mike's engagement with the‎ not-for-profit sector has been similarly long and varied. He recently retired as Chair and a Trustee of the National Gallery of Canada. He has previously served as Chair of each of: the United Way of Calgary and Area; the Canadian Investor Protection Fund; the Investment Dealers Association of Canada; and West Island College (Alberta). Mike has also had a long and multi-faceted commitment to the University of Calgary, which continues today; and he has served as a director or trustee of a number of other organizations.

Michael and his wife, Renae, are generous donors to a number of charitable, educational and community organizations. Mike is also known as a trusted advisor, whose opinion is regularly sought by not-for-profit organizations, businesses, individuals and the media.

Mike holds a B. Comm. degree (with Distinction) from the Haskayne School of Business‎ at the University of Calgary, where he was the Gold Medalist in his year. He holds an MBA degree from Harvard University, where he was the co-recipient of a research prize; and he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Calgary in 2009.

Mike has received numerous awards for business accomplishment and community service. Most recent among a fairly lengthy list are: his appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada; the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship; a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oil & Gas Council; and his naming to the IIAC Canadian Investment Industry Hall of Fame‎.