Our Team

As the overall financial strategist, Mark guides clients through financial planning, investment and insurance advice. His strength lies in simplifying the complex into impactful decisions to help clients achieve financial independence.

Mark worked as an engineer and senior manager at JDS Uniphase until the tech bubble burst in the early 2000s. Watching many fellow high-tech professionals struggle to navigate financial security, he saw an opportunity to help and began a career in wealth management. He spent the next 20 years building a client base of tech professionals and like-minded entrepreneurs, supporting them and their families. In 2023, he brought his practice to Richardson Wealth to expand his offering.

Mark has a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Windsor and a Masters of Engineering Physics from McMaster University. He’s a member of the Kiwanis Club of Bytown. 

He is married and has three adult kids. Mark enjoys rucking, playing hockey, mountain biking with friends, (reminiscing about past) whitewater kayaking adventures, and although he’s not a great golfer, he enjoys spending time on the greens. He holds his private pilot’s license and wishes he still had a sailboat. 

Ryan has been in the finance industry since 2017, first earning a Bachelor of Commerce, specialization in Finance, from the University of Ottawa, before beginning his career with a major Canadian financial services institution. Ryan holds the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designation and is also working towards the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation.

Ryan understands the value of advice and takes pride in providing clients with excellent and timely support when it comes to their financial needs and goals. His role on the team includes preparing client commentaries, including review packages and investment proposals, assisting in research and investment decisions, executing equity and fixed income transactions, and providing prompt and professional client service. Ryan is quick to address clients’ questions and concerns, and prides himself on acting with integrity, competence, diligence and respect in every client interaction.

During his leisure time Ryan enjoys spending time with family and friends. He is a sports fanatic, an avid golfer and snowboarder, and enjoys finding the best coffee spots in town. 

You can count on Riina for timely, professional assistance. She goes the extra mile to make clients’ lives easier. She responds to inquiries quickly, explains processes and forms clearly, and has been known to pick up and drop off important documents in-person.

Her exceptional customer service is paralleled with her wealth of industry experience, starting her first role at Richardson Wealth (then Richardson GMP) in 2017 immediately after graduating from her programme at the University of Toronto.

Riina is currently leading the marketing initiatives at Antaya Wealth Counsel and assisting in all administrative duties.

Outside of work, Riina enjoys painting, cycling, and volunteering at Women’s Business Network in Ottawa, winning the organization’s “Step Up” Recognition Award for greatest impact within the organization in her first year of membership.