Bryan Yu

Chief Economist

As Central 1’s Chief Economist, Bryan Yu leads a team conducting macro- and regional economic analysis for the organization and the broader credit union system. He authors many of the team’s flagship economic and housing outlook reports and weekly notes. Bryan speaks regularly at credit union and industry events and is frequently contacted by media to provide national and provincial economic commentary. He also leads Central 1’s IFRS9 national platform business, and sits on various Central 1 risk and treasury committees. Bryan joined Central 1 in 2010, and previously worked as a housing economist for the BC Real Estate Association, CMHC, and conducted academic research in immigration economics. Bryan holds a MA in Economics from Simon Fraser University and a BA from the University of Manitoba. He currently serves on the boards of S.U.C.C.E.S.S. the B.C. Paraplegic Foundation and the Canadian Association for Business Economics.

Alan Chow

Business Economist

As Central 1 Economics’ Business Economist, Alan examines and provides insightful analysis into the credit union financial system performance in B.C. and Ontario, creating products to help credit unions navigate their operating environment. Prior to joining the Economics group in 2019, Alan worked as an analyst in Central 1’s Risk department, and overseas for a major Canadian bank. He holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Arts in Honours Economics from Simon Fraser University and the Financial Risk Manager designation.

Ivy Ruan

Economic Analyst

As Economic Analyst, Ivy shares responsibility for preparing the team’s wide range of economic and system financial reports for publication, producing weekly interest rate surveys. She is also a contributing writer to Weekly Economic Briefings and other analytical reports. Prior to Central 1, Ivy worked for various financial institutions in wealth management and financial planning groups.

Ivy is a graduate of Vancouver School of Economics at UBC.

As Economic Analyst, Eloho shares responsibility for preparing the team’s wide range of economic and system financial reports for publication, producing weekly interest rate surveys. She is also a contributing writer to Weekly Economic Briefings and other analytical reports. Prior to Central 1, Eloho worked in the insurance industry.

Eloho is a graduate of UBC – Okanagan.