Education
Master of Public Administration, Dalhousie University
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Dalhousie University
Professional Experience
Since August 2016
President, National Research Council of Canada
2015 - 2016
Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board
2014 - 2015
Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Security and Justice Sector, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
2012 - 2014
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Industry Canada
2010 - 2012
Secretary, Review of Federal Research and Development Programs, Industry Canada
2009 - 2010
Assistant Vice-President, Research, Dalhousie University
2008 - 2009
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Innovation, Industry Canada
2007 - 2008
Director General, Policy Branch, Industry Canada
2005 - 2007
Director General, Innovation Policy Branch, Industry Canada
2003 - 2005
Director, Consumer Industries, Industry Sector, Industry Canada
2000 - 2003
Special Advisor to the Vice-President, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
1999 - 2000
Director, Policy, Infrastructure Canada Program, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat