A former Canadian deputy cabinet minister, NATO ambassador and G7/G8 Sherpa, Gordon Smith is a distinguished fellow and leading expert on the evolution of the G20 and global summitry.

Manmohan Agarwal is a CIGI Senior Fellow, and was previously the Dean of the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.