Oma Sharma is a Principal with Mercer Investment Consulting in Toronto and a member of the Canadian Investment Business Leadership Group, responsible for the strategic direction of the business. Oma also leads Mercer’s DC Consulting Services in Canada.

Oma’s main practice area is the design, implementation and ongoing monitoring of defined contribution (DC) plans. She has extensive experience in designing and benchmarking DC plans, conducting investment manager and recordkeeper searches, and developing appropriate governance and investment structures for these plans. Oma also assists many clients in conducting periodic investment manager and recordkeeper performance reviews for these plans.

She has been with Mercer since 1987. Prior to joining Mercer, Oma spent two years with a major insurance company where she was involved in the design and administration of defined benefit pension plans.

Oma holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Finance (BComm) degree from the University of Toronto and is both a CFA Charterholder and a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI).