Sandy Roberts
Senior Advisor

Indigenous Equity and Infrastructure Finance

Sandy Roberts, CFA, has spent more than 25 years working at the intersection of public finance, infrastructure development and Indigenous economic participation. Her experience spans both the design of guarantee programs and the assessment and execution of financing transactions.

• As Director of Strategic Project Finance at the Ontario Financing Authority, Sandy led the establishment and administration of Ontario’s Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program and its expansion from $250 million to $3 billion, extending eligibility beyond electricity to forestry, mining and pipelines.
• Sandy was a key architect of the Indigenous financing structure for Wataynikaneyap Power, the approximately $1.9 billion electricity transmission project majority-owned by 24 First Nations.

Based in Thunder Bay, Sandy is Director of Strategic Projects at Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation, Senior Advisor, Indigenous Equity & Infrastructure Finance, at Mokwateh, and Principal of Claviger Corp. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Guelph and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.