Jon Purther

Jon is Director of Market Insights for Payments Canada, where he currently leads a team involved in both strategic foresights and market research. He has over 25 years of senior management experience in forensic research as well as strategic marketing management, including domestic and international assignments.

Before joining Payments Canada, Jon served as Chief Operating Officer at CorbinPartners Inc. where he led integrated market research engagements, provided affidavit evidence and report submissions, and appeared as an expert witness in matters before regulators and the court. Jon’s other accomplishments include consulting on international expansion efforts and holding senior management roles with reputable financial institutions, serving as an executive with the brokerage arm of Canada Trust, and performing product development and management roles for TD Bank’s investment division.

He holds an MBA from York University (now the Schulich School of Business) and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan.