Jennifer Clapp is a CIGI chair in Global Environmental Governance and professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the University of Waterloo.

Louise Fréchette is a CIGI distinguished fellow, having previously served as UN deputy secretary-general and deputy minister of Canada’s Department of National Defence.

A prolific author and authoritative voice in the study of global governance, Andrew F. Cooper is a CIGI distinguished fellow and one of the Centre's longest-serving experts.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

CIGI's Global Development program emphasizes the importance of systemic coherence and shared responsibility for overcoming global challenges to equitable growth and sustainable development.

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

CIGI’s Global Security program focuses on a range of issues in peace and conflict, including nuclear-energy governance and security sector reform.

Colin Bradford is a CIGI senior fellow and nonresident senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. His current research focuses on the G20 agenda and process.

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.

Manmohan Agarwal is a CIGI visiting fellow, and was previously the Dean of the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Dehli.