New PEPP Board Chair Appointed
The Public Employees Pension Board (PEPB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Stepan as incoming Chair of the Board.
Jeff was born, raised and educated in Regina and has been blessed with a challenging and interesting career, all based in Saskatchewan.
Jeff has a Bachelor of Administration degree from the University of Regina and a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter holder and has a certification in board governance through the Institute of Corporate Directors obtaining his ICD.D designation.
In 1985, Jeff started his career in public accounting, working for Deloitte Haskins and Sells. In 1991 he joined a small institutional investment consulting firm called James P. Marshall, Inc., which was later acquired by Hewitt Associates and eventually merged with Aon. The investment consulting work led him into the pension world with investment consulting clients, including the Public Employees Pension Plan (PEPP). In 2008, Jeff was recruited by Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) to head up their investment program. In 2010, Jeff took on the role as Chief Financial Officer at SGI until his retirement in the fall of 2024.
Jeff has a passion for pensions having served on pension-related boards and committees including the Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan, Saskatchewan Teachers Federation Investment Committee, Capital Pension Plan and SGI Superannuation Plan. He understands and fully endorses strong board governance principles through his formal education (ICD.D) as well as experience with presenting to and working with the SGI Board.
Jeff and his wife Sandy have three children and four grandchildren and are fortunate to have all of them close by in Regina. When they are not spending time with their family, Jeff and Sandy love to cycle, cross country ski and relax at their cottage at Katepwa Lake.
The Board sincerely welcomes Jeff and is honoured to have his strong and committed leadership guide the governance of PEPP in the coming years.