Jimmy Jean

Jimmy Jean

Vice-President, Chief Economist and Strategist, Desjardins Group

Jimmy Jean is Vice-President, Chief Economist and Strategist for the Desjardins Group. He leads a team of researchers, analysts and forecasters that has been named Best Overall Forecaster—Canada by FocusEconomics on numerous occasions. His keen insights and clear communication style make him a sought‐after speaker and a regular guest on financial news programs in
Canada’s English and French media markets.

Jimmy has been with Desjardins Group for most of his career, but has also served as senior strategist at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and as an economist at Moody’s, RBC Capital Markets and Statistics Canada. He has a Master’s degree in applied financial economics from HEC Montréal and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.