Keith Ambachtsheer

Keith Ambachtsheer is an internationally recognized pension expert and a Senior Fellow in Retirement Income Security for the NIA. He has been named a ‘Top 30 Difference-Maker’ by P&I, the ‘Globe’s #1 Knowledge Broker in Institutional Investing’ and ‘Top 10 Influential Academic in Institutional Investing’ by aiCIO, in the ‘Top Pension 40’ by II, ‘Outstanding Industry Contributor’ by IPE, the Lilywhite Award recipient by EBRI, the ‘Professional Excellence’ and ‘James Vertin’ Awards recipient by CFA Institute, the McArthur Industry Pioneer Award recipient by IMCA, and the Hirtle-Callghan Award for Investment Leadership. He is Adjunct Professor of Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and Director Emeritus of its International Centre for Pension Management. He is a Senior Fellow at the National Institute on Ageing at Ryerson University, a member of the Melbourne-Mercer Global Pension Index Advisory Council, the CFA Institute’s Future of Finance Advisory Council, the World Economic Forum Long-Term Investing Council, the Georgetown University Center for Retirement Initiatives Scholars Council, and the Advisory Council of the Tobacco-Free Finance initiative. He is also co-founder of KPA Advisory Services and of CEM Benchmarking Inc. KPA is a strategic advisory firm to the globe’s leading pension organizations in pension design, governance, and investing. CEM benchmarks ‘value for money’ in the investment and benefit administration functions of these organizations.

Department: Fellows