Christian Farstad
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Christian Farstad is a two-time Canadian olympian in the sport of bobsleigh
. He's the former CEO of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
, former Director of Athlete and Community Relations for the Canadian Olympic Committee
and is a graduate of Athabasca University
. He was nominated for the Sport Leadership award at the Canadian Sport Awards in 2003.
Christian was the President of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton 2002-2006, is the current Secretary General of Olympians Canada and was a founding board member of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC).
Christian is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Investment Manager (CIM) and Fellow of the Canadian Securities Industry (FCSI). He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswire, Vancouver Sun, Globe and Mail
and National Post Newspapers. He has also been interviewed on Global Television, CTV, and CBC television.
He is now a Wealth Advisor with ScotiaMcLeod in Vancouver.
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
. He's the former CEO of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton is the official federation for bobsled and skeleton in Canada. It serves as the Canadian representative for the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation and is part of the Canadian Olympic Committee....
, former Director of Athlete and Community Relations for the Canadian Olympic Committee
Canadian Olympic Committee
The Canadian Olympic Committee - COC is the private, non-profit organization representing Canadian athletes in the International Olympic Committee and the Pan American Games. It was formally recognized by the IOC in 1907. The COC also represents the selection of Canadian cities in their bid for...
and is a graduate of Athabasca University
Athabasca University
Athabasca University is a Canadian university in Athabasca, Alberta. It is an accredited research institution which also offers distance education courses and programs. Courses are offered primarily in English with some French offerings. Each year, 32,000 students attend the university. It offers...
. He was nominated for the Sport Leadership award at the Canadian Sport Awards in 2003.
Christian was the President of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton 2002-2006, is the current Secretary General of Olympians Canada and was a founding board member of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC).
Christian is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Investment Manager (CIM) and Fellow of the Canadian Securities Industry (FCSI). He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswire, Vancouver Sun, Globe and Mail
and National Post Newspapers. He has also been interviewed on Global Television, CTV, and CBC television.
He is now a Wealth Advisor with ScotiaMcLeod in Vancouver.