Michael Roland and his wife Katie are the parents of two former Mabin students who thrived during their years at the school. Michael is the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Paradigm Capital, an independent, employee-owned, institutional investment dealer. Prior to joining Paradigm in 2009, Michael was Vice-President, Legal at CI Financial. Michael commenced his legal practice at what was then Fraser & Beatty (which became FMC, now Dentons). For 11 years (1997-2007) Michael was an Executive Member (Treasurer, Vice-President, President, Past President) of the Board of Directors of Amici Camping Charity, which sponsors and sends girls and boys from financially challenged families to accredited residential Ontario summer camps. Michael also spent several years running a golf marathon day for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Toronto. Michael received his LL.B. from Dalhousie University and his Bachelor of Arts from McGill University.