Celine Chiovitti, CEBS

Celine Chiovitti is the chief pension officer at OMERS. She is responsible for leading a team of more than 400 employees in the delivery of exceptional services, innovative tools and prudent pension administration to over 600,000 members. Under her leadership, her team is committed to delivering a world-class pension plan in a complex stakeholder environment with more than 1,000 employers and 30 unions and associations. Celine has been spearheading a conversation about what “retirement” means today, in a world where we are “greying” and living longer. She is determined to raise awareness about the importance of pension plans as social infrastructure. Prior to joining OMERS in 2013, Celine spent her career in public service and previously served as a division head at the City of Toronto, where she was responsible for pension, payroll and benefits delivery to 35,000 unionized and nonunionized employees. Her career has been focused on a fundamental belief in the value of defined benefit pensions and the positive impact they have on the lives of Ontarians and society.