Toronto | Breakfast with UBC Sauder Leaders

Warren Spitz is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor. He is founder and CEO of the Spitz Group of Companies, which includes UCS Forest Group. Actively giving his time to numerous organizations, Warren is currently Chair of the Faculty Advisory Board at the UBC Sauder School of Business and is on the Board of NOW Health Group. Additionally, Warren is a member of the Chief Executives Organization (CEO), Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and the Entrepreneur’s Circle of the Canada American Business Council (CABC). Previously, Warren served as President of the International Wood Products Association, Board Chair of the TD Toronto Jazz Festival and was on the Board of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In 2012, Warren was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work in support of Canadian military families. With his family, in 2015, Warren created the Spitz Fellows Program for Indigenous Women at UBC Sauder.

As Chief Financial Officer of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’), Mabel oversees Ontario Teachers’ Finance activities globally, supporting informed financial decision-making, risk management and sound governance. She is responsible for financial management and reporting; valuation, risk analytics and model valuation; financial operations; and strategic finance initiatives. Mabel joined Ontario Teachers’ as a Senior Managing Director in the Finance division in January 2023 accountable for Enterprise Planning, Finance Operations, Finance Transformation and Strategic Procurement, and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in August 2024. Mabel is a senior finance executive with 20 years of experience in financial services and asset management. Prior to Ontario Teachers’, she spent a number of years at Brookfield Asset Management, most recently as Chief Financial Officer of the Brookfield Reinsurance Group and previously in various senior finance leadership roles in its corporate, infrastructure, and private equity groups. Mabel holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in finance and accounting from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. An active contributor to the community, she serves on the Board of UNICEF Canada, where she has held various Board positions since 2016.