A joint undertaking by CIGI and Makerere University, the Africa Initiative is a multi-year, donor-supported program, with three components: a research program, an exchange program and online portal.

After a distinguished career in the Canadian public service and at leading international economic institutions, Thomas A. Bernes was CIGI’s executive director from 2009 to 2012.

Addressing the need for sustainable and balanced economic growth, the Global Economy program (including the G20 working group) is a central area of CIGI expertise.

The Environment and Energy program at CIGI focuses on governance issues related to climate change, sustainable economics, alternative energy, and agriculture and food security.

Barry Carin is a senior fellow at CIGI and adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, and has previously served in a number of senior positions in the Canadian Government.

CIGI conducts an active program of research, policy analysis, conferences and workshops on G20 challenges and issues, cutting across several research program themes.

An accomplished politician, diplomat, academic and public policy expert, Jorge Heine is a CIGI distinguished fellow and chair of global governance at the BSIA.

Paul Heinbecker is a CIGI distinguished fellow and a former Canadian ambassador to Germany and the United Nations.

Having previously served on the IMF executive board, Domenico Lombardi now leads CIGI's Global Economy program as a renowned expert on summitry, global governance, and monetary system reform.

A former senior deputy governor at the Bank of Canada, Paul Jenkins is a CIGI distinguished fellow whose research focuses on international policy coordination and financial stability.

David B. Dewitt joined CIGI as vice president of programs in July 2011, and oversees the strategy and implementation of all the organization's work programs and research-related activities.

A CIGI Senior Fellow and award-winning journalist, Paul Blustein has written extensively about international economics, trade and financial crises.

Fen Hampson is a distinguished fellow and director of the global security program at CIGI. Formerly, he served as director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.

Pierre Siklos is a CIGI senior fellow and director of the Viessmann European Research Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Thomas Homer-Dixon is the CIGI chair of global systems at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, and a professor at the University of Waterloo.