OUR MISSION
To expand access to retirement security and contribute to a world where all people, regardless of how much they earn or how they work, have access to a high-quality workplace retirement plan.
We partner with unions, associations, sectors, groups of employers, and other communities to design, build, and manage high-quality collective retirement plans for workers without access to traditional pensions.
Common Wealth was founded in 2015 with the goal of expanding access to retirement security. Co-founders Alex Mazer and Jonathan Weisstub wanted to use their cross-sector backgrounds of law, business, and government service to use finance to serve the public good. Building on its work with some of the world’s pension institutions, Common Wealth created the first retirement plan for lower- and moderate-income Canadians, which it launched in 2017 in partnership with SEIU Healthcare, and more recently partnered with the Ontario Medical Association to design the first group retirement income plan in the country focused on the needs of physicians. The firm is currently working with a coalition of foundations and not-for-profit sector leaders to create a nationally portable workplace savings program for Canadian frontline workers. It has advised pension funds with collective assets under management of over $800 billion. Since its founding, Common Wealth has built a team of experienced pension professionals and partnered with governments, think tanks, and international financial institutions to improve retirement systems around the world.
Our Team
Alex Mazer
Founding Partner
FOUNDING PARTNER

Jonathan Weisstub
Founding Partner
FOUNDING PARTNER

Jennifer Brown
Head of Plan Operations
PLAN OPERATIONS

Bill Foster
Senior Advisor
PLAN OPERATIONS

James Sinclair
General Counsel
With over 35 years of experience in the provision of legal advice to senior executives, Jim brings a wide range of strategic, legal, policy and […]

Andrew Abley Senior Account Executive
Andrew Abley is a Senior Account Executive at Common Wealth. He joins us from Wealthsimple’s Customer Success team and previous to that, BrainStation’s growth team […]

Connor Bays
Director, Employer Solutions
Connor Bays is Director of Employer Solutions at Common Wealth. In this role, he supports Common Wealth’s plan sponsor partners in building and scaling retirement programs […]

Nora Beatty
Director, People Operations
Nora Beatty is the Director of People Operations at Common Wealth. She is passionate about people and connecting innovative people strategies to better business outcomes. […]

Denis Bukharov
Principal Engineer
Denis Bukharov is a Principal Engineer at Common Wealth. He is a software developer and technology leader with over 15 years of experience in the field. Denis brings […]

Ben Carpenter
Director, Talent Acquisition
As Director of Talent Acquisition, Ben oversees how Common Wealth’s mission, vision, and values drive recruiting. Ben ensures that Common Wealth continually nurtures and […]

Sangchual Cha
Senior Software Developer
Sangchual Cha (aka Sang) has over 20 years of experience as a back-end software engineer. He has implemented highly available distributed applications handling massive traffic volume in […]

Richard Duemmel
Director, Plan Operations
Richard has 30 years of experience in the pension industry working with OMERS, one of the largest defined benefit plans in Canada, where he […]

Man Hei Ho
Software Development Intern
Man Hei is a Software Development Intern at Common Wealth. She is finishing her second year at the University of Toronto Scarborough, where she is […]

Kevin Hobbs
Operations Specialist
Kevin Hobbs is an accomplished operational manager with 30 years of experience at one of the largest defined benefit pension plans in Canada. He spent […]

Louise Johns
Head of Marketing
Louise is the Head of Marketing at Common Wealth. With over 20 years of experience in the high tech sector, Louise is passionate about using […]

Janette Luu
Marketing and Communications Director
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Prasanna Manjunatha
Senior Back-End Engineer
Prasanna has 15 years of software development experience using Java and related back-end technologies. He has worked on developing scalable and distributed applications for multiple […]

Joan Milway
Product Manager
Joan is Product Manager at Common Wealth. Her previous experience includes roles at Tangerine Bank, 24/7 Customer Canada and Cycle Toronto. Her background is comprised […]

Yun Pan
Front-End Software Developer
Yun Pan is a front-end software developer at Common Wealth. With a mixed background in biological chemistry and software technologies, he has two years of […]

Cameron Parker
Intermediate Back-End Engineer
Cameron Parker is a graduate from McMaster University, where he majored in automation engineering technology. He recently joined Common Wealth after working as a full […]

Apurv Ray
Senior UX Designer
Apurv Ray is a Senior UX Designer at Common Wealth. He is a design and technology professional with over 13 years of experience in building […]

Dashvin Singh
Junior Software Engineer
Dashvin recently graduated from the University of Toronto Mississauga, majoring in Computer Science and Applied Statistics. During his time as a student, he held teaching […]

Thomas Varghese
SVP of Engineering
Thomas is a Senior Vice President of Engineering at Common Wealth. He is a software technologist with 20+ years of experience, specializing in building and […]

Connie Wang
Full Stack Developer
Connie is a co-op full stack developer at Common Wealth. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering at University of Toronto Scarborough. […]

Kirk Wright
Account Executive
Kirk Wright is an Account Executive with Common Wealth. He is passionate about utilizing technology and education to empower individuals and communities to improve their […]

Filip Zalewski
SVP of Technology
Filip Zalewski is the SVP of Technology at Common Wealth. He is an experienced software engineer and engineering leader with over 15 years of industry experience. Most recently, he […]

Advisory Board
Michael Nobrega
Michael Nobrega was, from 2007 to 2014, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), one of Canada’s largest […]

Asheesh Advani
Asheesh is an accomplished entrepreneur, having served as CEO of Covestor (a financial marketplace acquired by Interactive Brokers) and Founder/CEO of CircleLending (a social lending […]

Murray Gold
Murray Gold is a senior pension and benefits partner with a national pension and benefits practice. He is a leading practitioner in the area of […]

Harry Arthurs
Harry is University Professor Emeritus, former Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, and former President of York University. From 2006-2008, he chaired the Ontario Expert […]
