Mr. Prefontaine is the Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Regulation and Policy with Alberta Finance and Enterprise. This position includes the roles of Superintendent of Pensions, Superintendent of Insurance, and Superintendent of Financial Institutions.
Mr. Prefontaine has been with Alberta Finance and Enterprise since 2003, joining the pension area first as a Senior Compliance Officer, then Senior Manager, Risk Management; and most recently as the Deputy Superintendent of Pensions, since August 2007. Prior to joining Alberta Finance and Enterprise, he worked in a family financial planning practice for eight years, and prior to that, he was an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces for five years.
Mr. Prefontaine received his undergraduate degree in Honours Economics and Commerce from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1994 and his MA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the Royal Roads University in 2008. He is a Certified Financial Planner and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
