Summer Wellness Session: The Ripple Effect hosted by Dr. Greg Wells

Dr. Greg Wells is a renowned health and high-performance expert. He has dedicated his career to studying the science of human limits and developing practical strategies to help individuals and organizations perform at their best, even under the most challenging circumstances. Wells has a PhD in human physiology and has served as a senior scientist at SickKids hospital in Toronto and the Director of Sport Science for the Canadian Sport Institute. He is currently the CEO and founder of Wells Performance and has worked with over 200 Olympians and World Champions, and with companies like BMW, Audi, Royal Bank of Canada, and General Electric. Wells is also the author of five bestselling books and has delivered keynotes all over the world.

Richard is Vice President, Investment Strategy at Assante Wealth Management and oversees Assante’s investment product shelf. He chairs Assante’s Investment Committee and performs due diligence on new product offerings. He acts as Assante’s liaison with product issuers, promoters and underwriters. He also co-ordinates Specialty Investment transactions with both Compliance and Assante’s trading desk. Richard also publishes regular market and economic commentary for advisors. Prior to joining Assante in 2000, Richard was the trading floor economist and fixed income analyst at TD Securities. During his six years at TD Securities, he specialized in the areas of economic analysis of the U.S. and Canadian Economies, corporate and government debt, and studies of both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada. Prior to his tenure at TD Securities, Richard spent five years trading both Foreign Exchange and Money Market securities for Ontario Hydro. Richard has been a CFA charter holder since 1994. He received both his B.A. and M.A. in economics from the University of Waterloo.