Born:
January 1951, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Education:
B.A., (Honours) Economics, Mount Allison University
M.A., Economics, University of Manchester
Ph.D., Economics, McMaster University
Marital Status:
Married, 2 children
Professional Experience:
September 2004 to March 2006
Executive Director for the Canadian, Irish and Caribbean constituency at the
International Monetary Fund (Washington, D.C.)
March 2000 – September 2004
Deputy Minister of Finance
October 1995 to March 2000
Deputy Minister of Industry
November 1992 - October 1995
Associate Deputy Minister of Industry
1992 (February to October)
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis Branch,
Department of Finance
October 1989 - 1992
Assistant Deputy Minister, Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis Branch,
Department of Finance
1988 - 1989
Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade and Finance Branch, Department of
Finance
1983 - November 1988
Director, Economic Forecasting Division, Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis
Branch, then in 1986, General Director, Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis
Branch, Department of Finance
1981 - 1983
Assistant Chief, Financial Flows Section, then Chief, Financial Modelling and
Research Section, Capital Markets Division, Department of Finance
1976 - 1981
Economist, Special Studies Group, Department of Monetary and Financial Analysis,
then Senior Economist, Special Studies Group, Research Department, Bank of
Canada