Meet the team

Club Vita’s global team includes experts from a range of specialities including data cleansing, multi-variate statistical techniques, technology and process design, actuarial mathematics and more. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us, we’ll happily put you in touch with the right expert.

You can get in touch by by emailing us here, or alternatively, you can reach out to an individual expert below.

​Douglas Anderson FIA CERA FSA
​Douglas Anderson FIA CERA FSA
Founder and Chief Visionary Officer

​Douglas Anderson FIA CERA FSA

Douglas is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Club Vita, specializing in applying modern data science techniques to innovate in longevity and mortality risk management. Douglas has a background in pension consulting in which he has over 30 years of experience leading to the creation of Club Vita to solve many of the problems he encountered with his clients.

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Michael Reid
Michael Reid
Head of Pensions, North America

Michael Reid

As Head of Pensions for North America, Mike’s primary focus is to implement Club Vita’s vision of improving access to cutting edge data-science tools and techniques in the North American pensions market. His role involves supporting Club Vita’s pension fund subscribers and licenced pension advisers in understanding, quantifying, and managing longevity risk. Mike joined Club Vita in 2022 bringing with him 20+ years of experience in the pension industry in a wide variety of roles. In his spare time, Mike enjoys running, yoga, cooking, and a good glass of wine.

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Steven Baxter FIA
Steven Baxter FIA
Head of Innovation & Development

Steven Baxter FIA

Steven is Club Vita’s chief data scientist and is the driver of our serial innovation. He leads our product development and delivery through research and innovation with a multi-disciplinary team analyzing predictors and emerging trends of mortality rates and the implications of longevity risk for pension plans and insurers. ​He is passionate about the longevity market, having worked on many innovative transactions including the first UK pension plan longevity swap to leverage a sponsor owned insurance vehicle. ​

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Katherine Pelletier
Katherine Pelletier
Head of Data Operations, Canada

Katherine Pelletier

Katherine is a seasoned actuary with more than 18 years of experience in the Canadian DB pension industry. In charge of leading the Canadian Operations Team, Katherine oversees the quality assessment process of Club member data, performs experience analyses, and prepares detailed longevity analytics reporting. Beyond work, Katherine enjoys reading, running, and exploring new destinations around the world.

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​Erik Pickett PhD FIA CERA
​Erik Pickett PhD FIA CERA
Actuary and Chief Content Officer

​Erik Pickett PhD FIA CERA

Erik leads the dissemination of Club Vita’s insights and analytics. He began his career as a mathematician, working at a number of universities around Europe, while moonlighting as a part time street performer. He transitioned to the world of actuarial science in 2011, retaining his passion for engaging communication, training first as a pensions actuary with Mercer and Hymans Robertson and later specializing in longevity analytics with Club Vita.​

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Jacklyn Hopkins
Jacklyn Hopkins
Senior Marketing Consultant

Jacklyn Hopkins

As a Senior Marketing Consultant, Jacklyn engages Club Vita’s community through various content channels with a digital marketing approach. She is focused on helping the team deliver innovative marketing solutions to promote awareness of longevity risk management; ultimately improving later-life financial well-being for all. Jacklyn has a background in brand management, and brings with her a strong interest and passion for marketing. In her spare time, you can catch her in her art room ready for her next acrylic pour painting.

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