Barbara Sanders M.Sc., FCIA, FSA

Barbara Sanders is an actuarial educator and researcher with a strong interest in public policy surrounding pensions. After working as a pension consultant, she joined Simon Fraser University as a faculty member in the department of statistics and actuarial science. Sanders’ research is heavily influenced by her background in industry, exploring emerging issues in pension practice through both qualitative and quantitative lenses. Her current interests are sustainability and intergenerational equity in occupational pension arrangements, especially in pension plans with conditional benefits. Sanders has published a number of articles on these topics and frequently speaks at both academic and industry-oriented conferences. She is actively involved in public policy discussions—She chaired the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Task Force on Target Benefit Plans, is an Associate Fellow of the National Institute on Ageing at Toronto Metropolitan University and is a member of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Pension Policy Council. Sanders is also a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and of the Society of Actuaries.