Neil Bouwer is a Professor of Practice at the Max Bell School and the former Vice-President of the Innovation and Skills Development Branch at the Canada School of Public Service. He has also served as an Assistant Deputy Minister at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Privy Council Office of Canada; and in executive positions at the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada and the Business Development Bank of Canada. He has also worked at the Department of Finance and Western Economic Diversification Canada, and has Economics degrees from 海角社区 and St. Thomas University. For many years Neil actively supported the Government of Canada policy and data communities, the Advanced Policy Analyst Program and the Free Agent HR Program. Neil is excited to bring his many years of Public Service experience to his work at the Max Bell School of Public Policy.
Neil Bouwer est l鈥檃ncien vice-pr茅sident responsable de Direction g茅n茅rale de l'innovation et du perfectionnement des comp茅tences 脿 l鈥櫭塩ole de la fonction publique du Canada. Il a r茅cemment men茅 脿 bien l鈥檈xamen des programmes d鈥檌nnovation en entreprise. Il a aussi agi comme sous-ministre adjoint au sein du Secr茅tariat du Conseil du Tr茅sor du Canada, de Ressources naturelles Canada, de l鈥橝gence canadienne d鈥檌nspection des aliments et du Bureau du Conseil priv茅. Il a occup茅 des postes ex茅cutifs au Centre d鈥檃nalyse des op茅rations et d茅clarations financi猫res du Canada, 脿 Ressources humaines et D茅veloppement social Canada et 脿 la Banque de d茅veloppement du Canada. En outre, il a travaill茅 au minist猫re des Finances Canada et 脿 Diversification de l鈥櫭ヽonomie de l鈥橭uest Canada. Il est titulaire de dipl么mes d鈥櫭﹖udes universitaires en 茅conomie de 海角社区 et de St Thomas University. Pour plusieurs ann茅es Neil appuyait activement la Communaut茅 des politiques du gouvernement du Canada , la Communaut茅 des donn茅es du gouvernement du Canada, le Programme avanc茅 pour les analystes de politiques et le Programme d鈥檃gents libres. Neil est excit茅 de mettre ses nombreuses ann茅es d'exp茅rience dans le service public au service du Max Bell School of Public Policy.
MAX Policy, July 2023:聽Canada鈥檚 policy ecosystem is in need of major updates
