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

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.

A CIGI senior fellow and associate professor at the University of Waterloo, Bessma Momani's research and commentary focuses on economics and foreign policy in the Middle East.

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

Gregory Chin has experience as a practitioner in policy planning and implementation of foreign policy, and academic training on the study of China, Asia and global affairs.

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.

Eric Helleiner is CIGI chair in international political economy at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and professor at the University of Waterloo.

A prominent Canadian economist and policy analyst, Daniel Schwanen is a senior fellow at CIGI and an expert on global economic governance.

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.

Mark Sedra is a globally recognized expert in conflict management and state building, who joined CIGI as a senior fellow in 2008.

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