Bill Morneau appointed senior fellow at Jackson Institute for Global Affairs

Bill Morneau, the former finance minister of Canada, has been named a senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. His term begins Jan. 1, 2021. 

Morneau, who currently is Canada’s candidate for secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), was minister of finance from 2015 to 2020.

As Canada’s minister of finance, Morneau played a key role in shaping progressive, sustainable and gender-responsive economic policies, including the nation’s economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was also an active member in all of the major international social-economic forums, including the G7, G20, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and the OECD, where he has advocated on issues related to climate change and the digital economy.

Between 1990 and 2015, Morneau led the multinational human resources firm Morneau Shepell. Under his leadership, the firm grew to over 4,000 employees, becoming the largest human resources services provider in Canada.

Morneau will teach a graduate course on global economic policymaking at the Jackson Institute, which prepares Yale students for global leadership and service through its graduate and undergraduate programs in global affairs. 

Each year the Jackson Institute brings in a number of outstanding practitioners and experts in global affairs as Jackson Institute senior fellows. The senior fellows — leaders in government, business, international organizations, the NGO community, and other global affairs fields — teach courses, consult with students about career ambitions, enliven the conversation on campus, and conduct research emanating from their experiences.