Idan Shlesinger

Idan Shlesinger is President, Retirement and Financial Solutions and Executive Vice President. In this role, Mr. Shlesinger provides leadership and guidance for LifeWorks’ Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Retirement, Investment and Financial wellbeing businesses. Mr. Shlesinger joined LifeWorks in 2007 as a senior consulting actuary. Since then he has held various roles, most recently as the leader of LifeWorks’ DC Solutions business, where he oversaw LifeWorks’ growth to become one of Canada’s largest providers of DC services. He has more than 20 years of experience providing strategic advisory services to corporate and public sector organizations. Mr. Shlesinger has a passion for creative problem-solving and innovation in the retirement and financial wellbeing space. He has a particular interest in helping organizations improve financial outcomes for their people, while managing costs and risks, and has been a frequent speaker and writer on these topics. He commenced his actuarial studies at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and completed his studies at the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and of the Society of Actuaries.