Manuel Monteiro joined OMERS Sponsors Corporation in January 2021 as Executive Director, Plan Funding & Risk. He leads the Sponsor Corporation’s responsibilities with respect to funding strategy, benefit design and risk management, and works closely with Administration Corporation management to coordinate these efforts across OMERS in a holistic manner. Manuel is also involved in our advocacy and thought leadership efforts with our peer plans, industry groups, regulators and governments.

Manuel joined OMERS after a 22-year career at Mercer (Canada) Limited where he was a Partner and leader of their Canadian pension risk management practice. In these roles he provided strategic advice to private sector organizations, public sector plans and social security arrangements both in Canada and internationally on funding policy, asset allocation, risk management, plan design and sustainability.

Manuel has a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and a CFA Charterholder.