Simon Nelson

Simon is a consulting actuary and Principal with over 20 years of consulting experience. Before joining Eckler in 2013, Simon worked for 15 years at another major consulting firm. Simon currently co-leads Eckler's pension actuarial practice. He’s an expert on complex pension issues, advising clients on regulatory matters, restructuring activities, union negotiations, plan design projects, funding and accounting matters. His clients have included a broad array of plan sponsors, including large corporations, public-sector organizations, multi-employer pension plans and not-for-profit organizations.

Simon has been heavily involved in the actuarial profession and has been a regular speaker at actuarial conferences. He is a current member of the Actuarial Standards Board and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries’ Pension Advisory Committee, is a past Chair of the CIA Committee on Pension Plan Financial Reporting, and member of several Canadian Institute of Actuaries Task Forces and Designated Groups. In addition, he is a current member of FSRA’s DB SEPP Stakeholder Advisory Committee and the National Policy Committee of the Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM).

In his spare time, he serves as Vice President of the East York Curling Club, is a member of the Algonquin Park Residents Association, and coaches a 14U baseball team.

Simon earned a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA).