Education
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Carleton University
Professional Experience
Since May 2022
Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
2021 - 2022
Interim Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
2016 - 2021
High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office)
2014 - 2016
Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
2013 - 2014
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet
2010 - 2012
Associate Secretary to the Cabinet and Deputy Minister (Intergovernmental Affairs), Privy Council Office
2010
Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office
2006 - 2010
Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
2004 - 2006
Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
2003 - 2004
Associate Deputy Minister of Health
2002 - 2003
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans and Consultations), Privy Council Office
2000 - 2002
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Priorities and Planning), Privy Council Office
1999 - 2000
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector, Department of Justice Canada
1998 - 1999
Director, Transition Team, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
1997 - 1998
Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
1996 - 1997
Principal, Public Sector/Strategy Practice, Ernst and Young Management Consultants
1994 - 1996
Coordinator, Base Closures Task Force, then Director of Operations, Program Review Secretariat, and Executive Director, Strategic Projects Unit, Privy Council Office
1992 - 1993
Senior Departmental Assistant, Office of the Minister of Finance, then Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister
1991 - 1992
Senior Policy Advisor, Federal-Provincial Relations Office, Privy Council Office
1989 - 1991
Senior Departmental Assistant, Office of the Minister of Finance