Board trustees

Meet BC's Municipal Pension Board of Trustees.


MPP board trustee Thom Yachnin

Thom Yachnin

Appointed by: Council of Joint Organizations and Unions
Committee(s): Benefits, investment
Board term: 2021–current


Thom is director of advocacy, member benefits, and human resources with the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU). Before this position, he was union counsel for BCGEU and legal counsel with the Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union. He holds a bachelor of arts from the University of British Columbia and a bachelor of law from Dalhousie University. He has completed training in pension investment and governance and the responsible investment master class through the Shareholder Association for Research & Education.