Grahame Johnson was appointed to the position of Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch at the Department of Finance Canada on July 4, 2023.
Prior to his appointment, Grahame was Advisor to the Governor, starting in November 2021. He provided advice on monetary policy operations, balance sheet management, the Bank of Canada’s fiscal agent activities, and international and domestic capital market forums. He also chaired the Bank’s Pension Fund Investment Committee.
Mr. Johnson has extensive knowledge of markets, the financial system, and monetary and funds management policies. Grahame joined the Bank of Canada in 2001 and held successive roles as a Managing Director of the Financial Markets Department (FMD), Managing Director of the Banking and Payments Department (BAP), Financial Stability Department (FSD), and increasingly senior roles in the Financial Risk Office and FMD. Before joining the Bank of Canada, he worked on the fixed-income trading desk of a major Canadian financial institution.
Mr. Johnson is a native of Montréal, Québec. He has a degree in commerce from Queen’s University and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.