She is an actuarial educator and researcher with a strong interest in pension design. She is a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, and has spent eight years in pension consulting before joining Simon Fraser University in 2010. Her research is heavily influenced by her background in industry, focusing on the application of actuarial modelling tools to emerging issues in pension practice. Sanders is passionate about disseminating her research findings to a general audience and translating advances in actuarial science to pension practice. Sharon Seifried