Barbara Zvan is UPP’s inaugural President and Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for leading UPP’s plan’s administration and the investment of its assets, working with the Board of Trustees to meet the plan’s goals to deliver a secure, stable retirement income to our members. Barb is known for her efforts to bring institutional strength to complex challenges and forge new collaborative pathways for innovation and growth.

Formerly the Chief Risk and Strategy Officer for the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Barb is recognized as a leading voice on sustainable investing and an ambassador for defined benefit pensions,  Barb serves on the boards of various global institutions and associations focused on pension management, risk and responsible investing, including the Global Risk Institute, Responsible Investment Association and the advisory board of the Institute of Sustainable Finance at the Smith School of Business. She was appointed to the Government of Canada’s Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance, is a member of the Advisory Committee for the new ‘Investing to Address Climate Change’ Charter, is an inaugural member of the Sustainable Finance Action Council. Barb played a significant role in creating the G7 Investor Leadership Network. 

She holds a Master Degree in Math and Statistics from the University of Waterloo and a Bachelor of Science from McMaster University. She is a fellow of the C.D. Howe Institute, a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, a Fellow of Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) and a Fellow of Society of Actuaries (FSA).

Barb is a former Board Chair of ICPM.