Yale Loh

Treasurer

Yale is responsible for overseeing treasury and strategic financial planning and analysis functions for all UBC campuses and locations. This includes responsibility for cash and debt management and business contract management, as well as the strategic direction and leadership support of financial liquidity, capital project financial analysis, corporate borrowing, cash management, financial projects management, tax, leases, payment card industry compliance, and revenue accounting.

Yale also oversees UBC’s $2.8 billion endowment, and led the development of UBC’s responsible investing framework, which includes a commitment to divest of fossil fuel investments and achieve a 45% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, together with the publication of UBC’s first Task Force for Climate Related Financial Disclosure report.

Yale has over 30 years of capital markets and corporate experience. He joined UBC from Aritzia, where he served as Treasurer and previously held progressively senior roles with Finning International, Capital Power Corporation, and BC Hydro.

Yale is an active member of the community and currently is a member of the Blueshore Financial Board of Directors. He previously was a member of the Finance Committee at West Point Grey academy, on the Board at Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver, a member of the United Way of Lower Mainland cabinet, and a coach with various community youth sports teams.

Yale is a commerce graduate from UBC and earned his Masters in Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Yale also holds his Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Professional Accountant designations.

Contact information

Finance Leadership Office
Koerner Library 6th Floor
1958 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2

Phone: 604 827 2090
Email: Yale.Loh@ubc.ca

Leadership vision

“I am a leader of a high-performing and accountable team that is driven by shared values and success, open dialogue, transparency, and orientation towards results. There are clear personal development and succession plans in place with frameworks, processes and workflows that are best practice and will stand the test of time.”

Yale Loh
Treasurer

Updates related to Treasury

  • Statement on passing of Robert H. Lee

    It is with deep sadness and a great sense of loss that we learned of the passing of Dr. Robert (Bob) H. Lee, CM, OBC, former Chancellor of UBC and Chairman of UBC Properties Trust on February 19, 2020.

    Read more: Statement on passing of Robert H. Lee
  • Doug Cheung joins Treasury team in the position of Director, Treasury

    Doug will be overseeing cash management together with the strategic long-term modelling and will also be involved in strategic initiatives such as the GBE (Government Business Entity) project with Student Housing and Hospitality Services. 

    Read more: Doug Cheung joins Treasury team in the position of Director, Treasury
  • Raffaela Mendel joins Treasury Team as a Senior Treasury Analyst

    Raffaela will support the building and refinement of the long-term corporate financial model, along with providing analytical support for other strategic initiatives across campus.

    Read more: Raffaela Mendel joins Treasury Team as a Senior Treasury Analyst