Thomas A. Bernes

CIGI Distinguished Fellow

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. Tom has held high-level positions at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Government of Canada. He became a distinguished fellow in 2012.

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Thomas A. Bernes, In the News

Monday, February 27, 2012

G20 rejects contribution to European bailout

Kevin Carmichael
The Globe and Mail

In an interview with Kevin Carmichael of The Globe and Mail, CIGI Executive Director Thomas Bernes comments on the need for a more systemic approach to dealing with sovereign-debt. He says the European debt crisis shows that “lessons of the past have not been learned.”

Friday, November 4, 2011

Carney Rules

Erica Alini
Maclean's

In a Maclean's article on Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney's appointment to chair of the Financial Stability Board, CIGI Executive Director Thomas Bernes lays out what Carney's top three priorities are likely to be.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Europa 'pedinte' não pode escolher a quem pedir, diz analista (Article in Portuguese)

BBC Brasil

In an interview with BBC Brasil, CIGI Executive Director Thomas A. Bernes comments on the G20 summit in Cannes and says that "the crisis in the euro area will clearly consume all the oxygen, leaving little time and attention to the broader agenda."

Friday, June 3, 2011

World-leading scholars come to Laurier

Justin Fauteux
The Cord

An article outlining the 24th ACUNS Annual Meeting, which is taking place in Waterloo, Ontario.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Rape charges expose troubled past of ‘the Great Seducer’ Strauss-Kahn

Joanna Slater, Doug Saunders, and Kevin Carmichael
The Globe and Mail, CTV.ca

Executive Director Thomas Bernes comments on the authority of IMF managing directors, in an article that looks at the life and work of Dominique Strauss-Kahn.