Leadership and Team

Michael Fedchyshyn is a leader with a proven track record of delivering business success and organizational growth in both the private and public sectors.

With over two decades of leadership experience ranging from corporate development and structured finance to investment analysis, Michael is charged with steering Invest Ontario’s strategic direction, ensuring firm alignment between its mandate of securing high-impact investments and the province's long-term economic priorities.

As VP, Strategies & Business Solutions, Michael has been instrumental in building Invest Ontario into the high-performing organization known today. He has established the strategic planning, transaction structuring, and business intelligence functions of the agency, while overseeing the development of a “Team Ontario” approach that enhances investor-centric services and promotes coordinated investment attraction efforts among all levels of government and key partners.

Michael is an expert in evaluating and structuring complex public-private transactions. He joined Invest Ontario from Infrastructure Ontario, where he led cross-functional teams and created the Transit Oriented Communities Program.

Prior to joining the public sector, Michael’s career spanned private equity, renewable energy development, waste-to-energy development, project finance, and management consulting. He holds a doctorate in Neuroscience from the University of Toronto.

Khawar Nasim is the Vice President of Business Development for Invest Ontario. Khawar brings over 25 years of international experience in both the private and public sectors, most recently, as Canada’s Acting Consul General in New York. He leads the business development teams in Life Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing and Technology to ensure best-in-class investment attraction for Ontario.

Khawar joined the Canadian Department of External Affairs in 1993. His overseas career has included postings in Rome, Barcelona, The Hague and Minneapolis. Khawar also spent four years in Toronto as Vice-President of External Affairs for Yamana Gold.

Khawar has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Carleton University) and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (McGill University). He is married to Lise Beaulne Nasim; they have two children, Nico and Olivia.

Erfa Alani is an experienced executive with over two decades of experience crafting and executing strategic initiatives across a spectrum of industries including aviation, telecommunications, finance, and public policy. Erfa has an established track record in the development of innovative delivery models, including her pivotal role in the establishment of Invest Ontario.

Currently serving as Chief of Staff and Director of Corporate Affairs at Invest Ontario, Erfa leads strategic planning ensuring initiatives align with agency priorities and government mandates. In her previous role as Deputy Head of Mission at the Aga Khan Development Network, she secured fiscal concessions, negotiated land grant agreements, led government relations and strategic issue resolution for 13 agencies across 6 countries. Erfa’s experience also includes a decade as a Managing Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM Canada, where she transformed functions to enhance performance and alignment with business goals, including the establishment of alternative service delivery models for government functions in multiple jurisdictions.

Erfa Alani’s career underscores her commitment to driving strategic change, institution building, and effective governance in diverse sectors, making her a respected leader known for her impact on organizations and communities. She holds an LL.B from Osgoode Hall Law School and an LL.M from the American University in Washington.