Gary has led CFEE since 1981 in efforts to improve economic, financial, and enterprising capability. Gary has developed school curriculum for a number of provinces and written a wide variety of resources including “Money and Youth” which has over 500,000 copies in circulation and “Money and Monetary Policy in Canada” with the Bank of Canada. He has created a number of major financial literacy projects and programs including the “Building Futures” and “Talk With Our Kids About Money Day” programs. He has served as a Director/Advisor to a variety of Canadian national organizations and government departments including the Canadian Bankers Association, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Federal Department of Finance, and the Bank of Canada. Gary was a member of the initial federal government National Steering Committee working with the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada to develop the National Financial Literacy Strategy for Canada. Gary is a member of financial literacy and education committees for the OECD (Paris) and CYFI (Amsterdam), and was a contributing author to the Guide to Developing an Excellent Financial Education Program that was circulated by the Asia Pacific Economic Community (APEC) to nations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Chad has been part of the CFEE team since 2020, bringing a hands-on understanding of the organization built through roles spanning workshop facilitation, program coordination, marketing, and digital media. In his current role as Vice-President, Chad oversees operations and leads strategic partnerships with funders and community-serving organizations across Canada. Chad has been a driving force behind several of CFEE's flagship programs. He led the growth and expansion of the Help! Managing Your Money on Campus program into one of CFEE's signature program series, and has played an integral role in the development and delivery of Indigenous Peoples' Money and Youth, the Seniors' Financial Coffee Clubs, the Summer Side Hustle Entrepreneurship Challenge, and the Building Futures programs in Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. A graduate of Laurentian University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Chad also spent time as a business professor at St. Lawrence College — an experience that deepened his belief in the power of practical, accessible education. For Chad, financial literacy isn't just about money — it's about opening doors. When people build financial knowledge and confidence, it ripples outward into every area of their lives, shaping their opportunities, their choices, and their futures.

Joseph Clark has provided media relations and communications support to CFEE and its various programs since 2013. Joseph is a globally experienced public affairs, government relations, and event management executive. He has helped major corporations, government agencies and not for profit organizations in Canada and around the world protect and enhance their reputations, and has a particularly strong background in the development of public/private sector partnerships. Joseph has extensive experience in successfully leading multidisciplinary communication functions in the financial services, consumer goods and media industries. He has provided long-term leadership for public/private sector partnerships at the domestic and global levels, including managing events across Canada and in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Joseph has served as a government and public affairs executive for multinational, publicly traded corporations, for international intergovernmental organizations and charitable organizations. He has also served as Chief of Staff to a Canadian cabinet minister and previously worked as a broadcast journalist on Parliament Hill.