John Rovansek, B.Admin, PFP

Wealth Strategist

John works with Investment Advisors and their clients to develop sound wealth management plans. He provides support and direction about complex issues such as retirement and distribution planning, tax planning, cash management, estate and gift planning, transition planning and charitable giving. He also brings together the knowledge and experience of our in-house trust and estate professionals when required. John has been working in the Financial Services Industry since 1997. Before joining CIBC Wood Gundy, he worked for other full-service brokerage firms and also worked for a major insurance company in assisting advisors and clients with comprehensive planning and portfolio construction.

Ryan Romanko, CFP, CLU

Estate Planning Specialist

Ryan has extensive insurance and estate planning expertise gained through nearly a decade of service to affluent clients. He and his team provide advice on insurance and wealth management strategies and services to select clients. By establishing trusted relationships Ryan serves our clients effectively, working in collaboration with other professional advisors to develop customized strategies that address our clients aims and hopes. Ryan has attained the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designations, which demonstrate his ongoing commitment to education in order to better serve our clients.

Jamie Golombek, CPA, CA, CFP®, CLU, TEP, FCPA

Managing Director Tax and Estate Planning

As CIBC’s tax expert, Jamie supports CIBC Wood Gundy investment advisors in delivering integrated financial planning and advisory solutions to our high-net-worth clients. Jamie is quoted frequently in the national media and writes a weekly National Post column called Tax Expert.

Avery Shenfeld, PhD

Managing Director & Chief Economist, CIBC Capital Markets

Avery Shenfeld is Managing Director and Chief Economist of CIBC Capital Markets. He has been with CIBC since 1993 and is widely recognized as one of Canada's leading economists for his perceptive analysis and insight on economic developments and their implications for financial markets.

He is a repeat winner of the Dow Jones Market Watch forecasting award and has received awards for forecast accuracy on the U.S. and Canadian economies by Bloomberg Markets. He has also been consistently ranked as one of the top Canadian economists by institutional investors.

His prior background includes experience in management consulting. He was on the economics faculty at the University of Toronto and in the summer program at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has addressed numerous business groups and has been quoted in the media in the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe.

Dr. Shenfeld holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University.

Yogesh Oza, CFA

Executive Director, Investment Strategy Group

Yogesh Oza is the chair of the Investment Strategy Committee's (ISC) Stock Selection sub-committee with an extensive background in equity analysis and portfolio management, having managed equity funds for more than eight years. Previously, Yogesh worked for another large Canadian bank where he covered a number of North American equity sectors and also played a leadership role in their North American sector strategy. He has also worked as an equity trader and in sales as a small business account manager. Yogesh is a CFA charterholder and holds a Master's degree in Economics, specializing in monetary economics from York University.

Sid Mokhtari, CMT

Executive Director

Sid Mokhtari is one of the best-known and most-respected Technical Analysts with a depth of experience in cross-ratio analysis, technical sector strategy and technical factor modeling. Sid publishes frequently, including his flagship CIBC report, A Closer Look, as well as the results of his TrendSpotting Matrix. Sid is the first Canadian technician to hold a seat on the MTA's Journal Review Board and sits on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Society of Technical Analysis. Sid is also a regular guest speaker on the Business News Network, at Canadian conferences and is often quoted by the Globe & Mail, Financial Post and other business journals.