Doug Andrews

Given the disruption to his retirement plans by Covid-19, Doug Andrews has registered in the MSc program with the School of Public Health Sciences, to provide more direction and support for his reading and research interests. Following a successful career as an actuary and a Chartered Financial Analyst, Doug retired early to enter academia. After completing a doctorate at the University of Waterloo, he taught and conducted research at three universities. At this stage of his life, Doug is increasing his time spent on leisure and family activities but continues to undertake smaller research projects in which he has an interest that have practical implications for social policy, especially with respect to social support systems in Canada. Doug's research is interdisciplinary and has an international perspective. It is focused on aging, economics, investments, and risk management, and their implications for the management of systems supporting an aging population, such as pensions, health care, and long-term care.