Tim McElvaine CA CFA
Tim is the founder and President of McElvaine Investment Management Ltd. Tim was previously Chief Investment Officer at Cundill Funds having worked with renown value investor Peter Cundill for many years. Tim also founded The McElvaine Investment Trust in 1996. Tim has served on the Board of Directors of several publicly listed companies including: Sun-Rype Products Ltd., Humpty Dumpty Snack Foods Inc., Rainmaker Entertainment Inc., and currently, Glacier Media Inc. Tim has  been a speaker at many value investing conferences including the Value Investing Seminar in Italy, Institute of Advanced Financial Planners Annual Symposium and The Ben Graham Centre's Value Investing Conference. In addition Tim is often quoted in The Globe and Mail, on TV and in other media as well as was featured in the investment book Stock Market Superstars.  Tim and Kate live in Victoria where they try to keep up with their blended family of 8.

Tim manages The McElvaine Investment Trust and works with Lorne and David on The Osler Fund.

Lorne Porayko, MD, FRCP(C), CIM
​Lorne is a staff critical care physician and anaesthesiologist practicing in Victoria, BC for the past 18+ years. He is an Assistant Professor and an award-winning clinical teacher in the Island Medical School Program. He has done both clinical and volunteer work in Australia, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Ontario over his medical career. Lorne has twin intellectual passions: value investing and resuscitation medicine. He balances these with his devotion to his family and his closest friends. In his spare time, he analyzes companies, trains in Muay Thai alongside his lovely wife, Jennifer.

Lorne works with Tim and David on The Osler Fund.

​David Wingnean, MD, CCFP, MBA (Finance)
​​David received his Medical, Family Medicine and Masters of Business Administration degrees from the University of British Columbia. In 2000, he became Senior Biotechnology and Healthcare Research Analyst with TD Securities . He led the TD research team coverage of the multi-billion dollar Canadian biotechnology sector. In 2005, he took on the role of Senior Vice-President of Medical Affairs and Corporate Communications with Isotechnika. In 2010, he co-founded William Osler Apex Partners, an investment club for Physicians and friends. He has sat on various medical committees.  Dr. Wingnean is married with three daughters. The family are avid golfers and skiers.

David works with Tim and Lorne on The Osler Fund.

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Thank you Peter Cundill!
​Tim worked with Peter for 12 years and Peter remained his largest client until his passing in 2011. After a visit with Peter in the summer of 2008, Tim wrote the following note: