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CIGI Chair of Global Systems
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.
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Pierre Siklos is a CIGI senior fellow and director of the Viessmann European Research Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University.
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Director of the Global Economy Program
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.
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Vice President of Programs
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.
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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.
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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.
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A CIGI Senior Fellow and award-winning journalist, Paul Blustein has written extensively about international economics, trade and financial crises.
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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.
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CIGI’s Global Security program focuses on a range of issues in peace and conflict, including nuclear-energy governance and security sector reform.
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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.
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CIGI DISTINGUISHED FELLOW
An accomplished politician, diplomat, academic and public policy expert, Jorge Heine is a CIGI distinguished fellow and chair of global governance at the BSIA.
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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.
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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.
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CIGI DISTINGUISHED FELLOW
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.
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CIGI DISTINGUISHED FELLOW
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.
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DIRECTOR OF THE GLOBAL SECURITY PROGRAM
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.