Governance
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The MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance is a collaboration between Dalhousie's Faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Health, Law and Management, as well as the Office of the Vice-President, Research.
The MacEachen Institute's Scholarly Director identifies key strategic research directions and priorities for the Institute, with oversight from the Governing Council.
Scholarly Director
Dr. Jerry Bannister
Associate Professor, Department of History
Jerry Bannister is the Scholarly Director of the MacEachen Institute and a professor at Dalhousie’s Department of History, where he specializes in Canadian history, modern Atlantic Canada, and the early modern Atlantic world.
Governing Council
Sarah Harding
Dean, Schulich School of Law
Jennifer Andrews
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Brenda Merritt
Dean, Faculty of Health
Charles MacDonald
Dean, Faculty of Science
Jennifer Bain
Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation
Mike Smit
Dean, Faculty of Management
External Advisory Council
Our External Advisory Council comprises public servants, political figures and leaders in civil society. Members of the Council support the Institute by offering feedback on strategic direction, facilitating external interactions and supporting connections between Dalhousie and other public policy actors.
Colin P. MacDonald, K.C. (Chair)
Former senior staffer for Allan J. MacEachen
Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (retired)
Dr. Pamela Palmater
Chair in Indigenous Governance, Toronto Metropolitan University
Hon. Wayne G. Wouters, P.C. (Vice-Chair)
Strategic & Policy Advisor, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Former Clerk of the Privy Council, Government of Canada
Taleeb Noormohamed
President & Chief Operating Officer, Casaza
Hon. Bob Rae, P.C., C.C., O.Ont, Q.C.
Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
David A. Thompson
Owner, Weed Man Maritimes
Nathan Kroll
President & founder, Current Studios