April 13, 2015 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Edward Neufeldas a Senior Fellow and his re-appointment as Co-Chair of the Institute’s Financial Services Research Initiative. The Initiative is a multi-year program to report and advise on public policy affecting Canada’s financial sector.
“Ed’s remarkable career which spanned academia, the civil service and private sector make him an invaluable resource for the Institute’s financial sector research,” remarked Robson.
Over his career Dr. Neufeld has been Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto, Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance in Ottawa, and Executive Vice President and Chief Economist of the Royal Bank of Canada.
Dr. Neufeld is a member of the Institute’s National Council; director of The Atlantic Council of Canada and former member of the National Statistics Council; an Honorary Fellow of the London School of Economics and Political Science; and former member of the Board of several corporations including Canadian National Railway Company.
Born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Dr. Neufeld attended the University of Saskatchewan and the London School of Economics and Political Science where he was graduated with a Ph. D. in Economics. He was awarded the Hutchinson Silver Medal by the LSE for his thesis on the Bank of Canada which was published.
Dr. Neufeld is the author of a number of books and articles including: Bank of Canada Operations and Policy, Money and Banking in Canada, A Global Corporation, and The Financial System of Canada.
For more information please contact: James Fleming of the C.D. Howe Institute at 416-865-1904; email:jfleming@cdhowe.org.
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