Board of Governors
Members

Judith Maxwell, CM

Judith Maxwell was the Founding President of Canadian Policy Research Networks [CPRN]. She has extensive experience in both public and private sector think tanks, and has established a national reputation as a leading thinker on Canada’s social and economic policy choices. She is also one of the pioneers in deliberative dialogues that give unaffiliated citizens a voice in public policy discussion.

Mrs. Maxwell is a member of the Order of Canada and a member of the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Ottawa. Until January, 2009, she was a biweekly columnist for the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business. She has served on the boards of BCE Inc, Clarica Inc and the Bank of Canada. Judith has also been awarded honourary degrees by eight Canadian universities and one community college. She was Chair of the Economic Council of Canada from 1985 to 1992. Earlier in her career, she worked as a consultant, as Director of Policy Studies at the C.D. Howe Institute and as a journalist with the Financial Times of Canada.