Andrew Spence is an economist, author, and investment strategist with more than three decades of experience advising some of Canada’s largest pension plans, financial institutions, foundations, and public sector organizations.
His career has been built around one idea: that successful investing isn’t about reacting to markets. It’s about building the right strategy, governance, and decision-making framework from the start. Today, Andrew helps clients navigate complexity with greater confidence, bringing institutional thinking to long-term wealth creation and preservation.
Throughout his career, Andrew has helped organizations strengthen investment performance by improving how decisions are made, not simply what investments are chosen.
He has held senior leadership roles at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, OMERS, TD Securities, Scotia Global Asset Management, and the Bank of Canada, while advising boards, investment committees, family offices, and foundations on portfolio design, governance, and risk management. His experience spans billions of dollars in institutional assets and some of Canada’s most respected financial organizations.
Andrew’s expertise includes investment strategy, portfolio construction, strategic asset allocation, investment governance, risk management, capital markets, and investment committee advisory.
He helps clients simplify complex investment decisions by aligning portfolios with long-term objectives, thoughtful governance, and disciplined execution.
Andrew believes the best investment decisions come from asking better questions, not chasing better predictions.
He works closely with clients to understand their long-term objectives before designing strategies that balance opportunity with discipline. His approach combines deep analytical expertise with practical guidance, helping clients make confident decisions through changing markets while staying focused on what matters most over the long term.
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