Jacob Thomas Email & Phone Number

A strategic resource for all departments of the Corporation, responsible for:- leading the development and collection of Key Performance Indicators across the Corporation;- improving departments' business cases when providing recommendations or making requests to City Council;- developing and delivering business case training across the Corporation;- developing a holistic 10-year capital forecast including expenditures, funding, and strategic reserves;- lead the "Shark Tank" program, collecting ideas from staff on how to improve City services to realize efficiencies, cost savings, or new sources of revenue.

Investor research- Built a database of global investor survey responses and findings to inform the design of our inaugural national investor survey.Investor outreach- Created and delivered an financial literacy workshop to student-athletes at Toronto Metropolitan University.- Created a guide and brochure to help Canadian newcomers learn the basics of investing and how to avoid fraud.- Participated in 2024 Toronto Newcomer Day.Investor education- Developed two public facing videos (How to File a Complaint and the Office of the Investor Blueprint), saving the organization ten's of thousands of dollars.-Researched and wrote public facing articles on topics such as a Youth Guide to Investing, Paying Down Debt vs. Investing, a Couple's Guide to Finances and Investing, and more.

- Led the quarterly and year-end reporting of all Enforcement activities.- Streamlined and documented legacy processes in data collection, cleaning and reporting while responding to ad hoc requests from senior management.- Prepared useful visuals in Tableau for investigators, Board of Directors, and more.- Led the Enforcement Branch monthly newsletter.

Part of a small team of capital market economists and data specialists responsible for identifying market risks and providing advice across the Commission on projects requiring empirical insight.- Contributed to quantitative and qualitative research around tied selling practices, the effect of media on share price and volume, and more. - Experienced pulling IPO/equity/fund data from Bloomberg, Refinitiv Eikon, FP Advisor and CapIQ directly and through various APIs (Excel, RStudio and Python).- Developed user friendly dashboard in Tableau, identifying trends in capital market activity (capital raising, exchange listings, etc.).- Reverse engineered legacy Contact Centre KPI methodology in SQL to develop a streamlined and transparent approach to how the Team reports on a quarterly basis.

Within the Pension Policy Branch:- Involved in the research and analysis of public policy related to workplace pension plans.- Led the data collection and analysis behind the inaugural review of the Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund, announced in the 2021 Ontario Budget.- Designed the first of its kind Ontario Pensions Dashboard using RShiny to shine light into valuable provincial plan and tax microdata.- Developed specialization in SQL Server Management and RStudio.

Toronto

- Led fiscal policy support and analysis of the Ministry of Labour and provided advice to Treasury Board/Management Board of Cabinet on the business planning, estimates and budget process. - Gained experience briefing senior political staff and public service executives.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Economic Policy

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics, Honours

Activities and Societies: Varsity rowing