May 12, 2021 – William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Paul Jenkins as a Senior Fellow.
“The C.D. Howe Institute has benefited time and again from Paul’s thoughts on macroeconomics and monetary policy,” commented Robson. “We are all the more glad at the prospect of collaborating with him at a time when wisdom on monetary matters is so critical.”
“It is an honour to be associated with the C.D. Howe Institute,” says Jenkins. “There is no better demonstration of its role in promoting sound public policy than its focused and timely work on health and the economy during these challenging times of pandemic.”
Paul Jenkins received his M.Sc. in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science in England and his B.A. in economics from the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. From 2003 to 2010, Jenkins served as senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada. He was the Bank’s chief operating officer and a member of its board of directors. His duties included overseeing strategic planning, the conduct of monetary policy as a member of the Bank’s governing council and participating in fulfilling the Bank’s responsibilities for promoting financial stability.
In addition to his position at the C.D. Howe Institute, Jenkins is past Chair of the board of governors of the University of Western Ontario and a member of the Ottawa Community Foundation Investment Committee.
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