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Heather Smart

AVP & Global Head Of Financial Risk Strategy at Great-West Lifeco

Heather Smart has a diverse work experience in the financial and actuarial consulting industry. Heather began their career as a Summer Intern at Mercer in 2009 and later joined the company as an Actuarial Consultant in 2010. During their time at Mercer, they held various consultant roles and also had a secondment as an Actuarial Consultant. In 2015, they moved to Rice Warner where they worked as an Actuarial Consultant for three years. In 2018, they joined London Life / Great-West Lifeco Inc, where they started as a Manager, Market Risk and later advanced to the role of Director, Investment Risk. Currently, they are serving as the AVP & Global Head of Financial Risk Strategy at the company.

Heather Smart earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Mathematics from the University of York from 2007 to 2010. Heather also obtained certifications including a Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA) from CERA Global Association in 2016 and a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (FIA) from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in 2014.

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Great-West Lifeco

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Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Lifeco) is a financial services holding company. The Company has interests in the life insurance, health insurance, asset management, investment and retirement savings, and reinsurance businesses. It operates through four operating segments: Canada, United States, Europe and Lifeco Corporate. Lifeco has operations in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia through The Great-West Life Assurance Company, London Life Insurance Company, The Canada Life Assurance Company (Canada Life), Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, Putnam Investments, LLC (Putnam), Canada Life Limited and Irish Life Group Limited (Irish Life). Lifeco, through its operating subsidiaries, provides products and services under various brands, including the Great-West Life brand, London Life brand, the Canada Life brand, the Freedom 55 Financial brand, the Irish Life brand, the Great-West Financial brand, the Empower Retirement brand, and the Putnam Investments and PanAgora brands.


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Winnipeg, Canada

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10,000+

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