our team

Get to know our mighty team of financial industry exam prep superstars who inspire and empower Exam Success students to become exam conquers.

Exam Success is made up of the best people

Let us introduce you to some of the friendly faces behind our talented team


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Meet our founder

Prof. BRIAN Gordon CFA, CFP, CIM, MBA, FCSI

Brian is a gifted prep program designer, curriculum content writer and instructor who has earned numerous teaching accolades and an international reputation for presenting the absolute best in financial services industry exam preparation.

After graduating with a degree in Economics from the University of Toronto, Brian started his career in Investments at Nesbitt Burns. He went on to work at Scotiabank until he decided to follow his passion for teaching. While pursuing his academic calling in 1999 as a Professor of Finance, Brian branched off to create Exam Success and Canadian Academics which he built into Canada's leading CFA exam review course before it was acquired in 2006 by the global CFA Program exam prep and education giant Kaplan Schweser.

toronto is our home.

Even though we offer CFA, CFP, QAFP, CIM, CSC and WME exam prep to candidates across Canada, the USA and all over the world, our home base is Toronto. Just steps from the University of Toronto downtown campus, in our comfy urban work space, we plan courses, record lesson videos, innovate products, answer student questions, and much much more...

Meet our 

core contributors


vikram Iyer | CFA, MS FINANCE

CFA Program Instructor

Vikram is a top-rated University Professor and exam-prep trainer and has more than a decade of CFA Program Prep teaching experience under his belt.

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His areas of teaching expertise include Corporate Finance, Statistics, Economics, Accounting, Portfolio Management and Derivatives. Vikram's knowledge and willingness to customize advice in a range of topic areas bring Exam Success students up to speed and at a pace necessary to pass the exam.


Vikram also participates with CFA Institute’s mentoring programs and was selected as one of the designated mentors in Toronto.

Vikram is a Sr. Analyst, Structured Credit and Risk Management at HOOP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan). His previous corporate roles were in Structured Products (Derivatives) at RBC Capital Markets, Investment Banking at Citigroup and Equity Research at Morgan Stanley.

Vikram earned the CFA Charter in 2009 and a Masters in Finance in 2007. His interests include playing cricket, writing poetry, teaching and mentoring.

David Del Burgo | MBA, B.ENG

CFA Program Tutor & Content Developer

As a tutor for more than 15 years who has passed all three CFA levels, David has no shortage of teaching chops. 

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He finds inspiration the moment a student “gets it”— when all the hard work pays off and a concept that started out as a major challenge becomes easy.


David is known for his enthusiastic delivery and ability to clearly explain complex material, that keep students engaged and motivated to learn.  His expertise in the classroom allows him to serve as a “trainer” of tutors aspiring to teach and he also helps instructors develop both a critical eye to their own teaching and a sense of how to make classes and learning materials more effective and interesting.


David also has a strong knack for content development and has authored a variety of exam-prep Statistics, Fixed Income and Derivatives math-skills guides. At Exam Success David gets to wear lots of hats but he continues to find teaching the most fun and fulfilling.

David holds a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from McGill University and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

David has passed all 3 exam Levels and was a CFA Charterholder in 2017, (but he no longer maintains active status).

Gerry Ramos | CFA, MBA, CFP, CIM, LLM

CFA, CFP Training Specialist

Gerry adds a wealth of financial industry leadership and academic experience.

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His areas of particular topics of interests include Behavioural Finance, Alternative Assets, Derivatives, Fixed Income and Risk Management.


Over the last 20 years, Gerry has held various senior Financial Services Industry positions in Training, Asset management, Financial planning, Operations and Compliance and has developed and taught several financial education and exam preparatory courses.


Gerry is an adjunct Professor in the combined MBA/ CFA program at Concordia University's Goodman Institute of Investment Management. He is also a lecturer at Wilfrid Laurier, The University of Ontario and a mentor with the Toronto CFA Society assisting with the CFA Research Challenge and Universities Relations Committee.

George Ganas | CFA, CIM, FSCI, EMBA

CFA Program Instructor

Prior to teaching at Exam Success, George taught Passing the CFA and CSC exam prep courses and assisted with CFA curriculum development for 5 years at The University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies. 

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George has more than two decades of experience working with a number of Canada’s largest investment firms, and is known for his portfolio management expertise.


Currently George is SVP, Retail Distribution at Hazelview Investments and is an Investment Committee Board Member at the Aisling Discoveries Child and Family Centre.

Before entering the financial services industry, Ganas played professional football with the Toronto Argonauts and earned a bronze medal in team handball at the 1984 Pan American Games.

Vijay Bandlamudi | MFIN, MBA, CFA, CFP

CFA, cFP Training Specialist & Tutor 

Vijay has more than a decade of experience in academia, and a keen interest in teaching Risk Management, Estates, Retirement & Taxation Planning, Investments & Accounting.

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Vijay is a patient and supportive mentor who has a solid track record of helping students maximize their exam results using targeted revision and exam focused learning techniques.


Vijay has several years of management experience in the Banking and Financial Services Industry and has held positions in Financial Planning, Wealth Management and Training at the Royal Bank of Scotland, and the Standard Chartered Bank.


Vijay is a member of the CFA Institute, CFA Society Toronto and the Financial Planning Standards Council and currently works at AI Private Wealth in Toronto as an Investment Analyst and Associate.


Despite all the finance and accounting, he has a soft spot in his heart for animal welfare and nature.

Michael W. Shekter | MBA

Content Contributor

Michael's wealth of teaching experience spans more than two decades and encompasses roles at Rotman School of Management, Schulich School of Business and Ted Rogers School of Management.

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Michael is a full-time Business Professor at George Brown College who consistently receives high markets from his students. He recently authored "Revel for Marketing" by Pearson Canada and is a frequent contributor to marketing and business innovation conferences and publications. 


His business leadership experience includes senior management and consultancy roles at well-known packaged goods and financial services organizations including Procter & Gamble, Aim/Trimark and Microsoft.

Michael holds an MBA in Marketing from York University's Schulich School of Business, and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from McGill University.

Jordan M. Atin | LL.B, STEP

CFP Subject Matter Expert

Jordan is an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and an award-winning author who publishes extensively and appears on TV as an expert on estate matters. 

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A remarkable Estate and Trust Planning resource, he is also the founder of eState Planner.


Mr. Atin is a senior Associate Counsel to Hull & Hull LLP. He was appointed as one of Ontario's first Certified Specialists in Estates and Trusts Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada, and is full member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and is a past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Trust and Estates Section.


Jordan was called to the Bar in 1993 and has an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School. He was chosen by LawDay as one of the top 60 leading lawyers in Canada in the practice area of Estates and Trusts for the year 2009.

Kismet Goodbaum | BA (HONS), CIM

Director of Student Services

Kismet provides collaborative leadership for a variety of Exam Success activities and resources related to the delivery and enhancement of instructional programs and services.

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Kismet manages everything from student enrolments and advising, to sponsorship and external partner outreach opportunities and is also an integral marketing resource.


Before Exam Success, Kismet worked in Financial Services Marketing at Russel Canada where she was responsible for the development and production of sales tools and client marketing materials.

Kismet received her undergraduate education at York University and completed her CSC, CPH courses and the CIM designation prior to attending the Schulich MBA program at York University in Toronto.

Tanya Fremont | MBA

Director of Sales and Marketing

Tanya is dedicated to the development and execution of Exam Success' sales and marketing strategy and the cultivation of external relationships.

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Prior to joining Exam Success, Tanya held Senior Marketing and Account Management positions at Walt Disney Home Entertainment Canada, LoyaltyOne Co. (AIR MILES) and Signature Vacations (Sunwing Travel Group).


Tanya earned a degree in Spanish from the University of Western Ontario, attended business school at ITESM in Monterrey Mexico and holds an MBA from York University's Schulich School of Business in Toronto.

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Exam Success is always looking for great CFA Program exam prep experts. If you are a CFA charterholder and a CFA Program exam prep subject matter expert, have a passion for teaching and a facility to communicate in an engaging and clear way in the classroom (with students at every learning level), we want to hear from you.

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