Speaker Biography
Alexandre Bilodeau is the first freestyle skier to successfully defend an Olympic Gold Medal.
Today, Alexandre is part of a Capital Partners team as an investment advisor where he is actively involved in the evaluation of potential acquisitions, the due diligence process as well as the follow-up with portfolio companies.
Accounting & Finance
The work and determination that allowed Alexandre to make Olympic history allow him, even today, to excel in his new favorite field: the demanding world of finance. Competition in business is fierce. The obstacles are numerous, as are the failures.
Alexandre holds a Specialized Graduate Diploma (DESS) in accounting from HEC Montreal, a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the John Molson School of Management at Concordia University as well as a professional accountant designation certification (CPA).
Previously, Alexandre served as an advisor in the audit team and subsequently as senior advisor in transactional services at KPMG. He has worked on numerous financial due diligence for acquisitions and sales with private and public companies in various sectors.
World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist
A native of Rosemère, Quebec, Alexandre first fell in love with freestyle when he watched Jean-Luc Brassard compete in Lillehammer. Following in the footsteps of his idol, he became the top Canadian junior in freestyle at age 14.
At age 17, he joined the national freestyle moguls team and went on to an astounding career through sheer hard work. In the 2008-2009 season, he won the world championship in dual moguls, as well as placing first in the World Cup. Nearly one year after his historic medal, he repeated the feat, grabbing the world champion title in the duals event. In the same year, Alex became the first Canadian to win a Gold Medal in a Canadian-hosted Olympics at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
After paring down his competition schedule to perfect his technique and concentrate on school, he made a convincing comeback for the 2012-2013 season, winning the World title in Norway and the National championship in Val-St-Côme, Quebec, both in parallel. In February 2014 he defended his title and won another Gold medal in Sochi, Russia – becoming the first Canadian in history to win back-to-back gold medals in consecutive winter games.
He’s played an active role in numerous non-profit organizations, including the TELUS Foundation’s Community Investment Committee, Special Olympics Quebec, Children’s Health Canada, the MAB-Mackay Foundation and the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, in addition to sitting on the board of directors of the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence.
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