Paul Boothe has been named director of the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management at the Richard Ivey School of Business, where he has also been named to the faculty, effective Sept. 1.
“We are very excited about Paul’s appointment. He brings to the Lawrence Centre extensive experience with academe, industry and government,” said Carol Stephenson, Ivey dean. “His return to Western is very good news.”
An alumnus of Western’s Economics program, Boothe, BA’76, would go on to earn his PhD from the University of British Columbia. He was appointed Environment Canada deputy minister in 2010, after serving as Industry Canada senior associate deputy minister from 2007-10.
Prior to his government positions, he was a faculty member at the University of Alberta, where he taught macroeconomics, public economics and international finance, and a Fellow of the Institute of Public Economics. He has been a visiting scholar at Queen’s University, University of Tasmania and Alberta Treasury. He was a C.D. Howe Institute Fellow-in-Residence and an EnCana Scholar in Public Policy.
His public service experience includes serving as the associate deputy minister and G7 deputy for Canada with the Department of Finance, as well as the deputy minister of finance and secretary of treasury board for the Government of Saskatchewan.
The Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management was created in 2001 as a place where Ivey students could learn about the critical role public policy plays in creating a competitive, strong and sustainable future for Canada, as well as a place where business and government leaders could connect, foster understanding and generate new ideas.
Boothe replaces Dianne Cunningham, who led the Lawrence Centre for the past eight years.
“Dianne has been instrumental in building the centre’s reputation and bringing together leaders from across the globe to discuss important policy issues,” Stephenson said. “She has mentored many students, produced exemplary reports for government, and remains a strong advocate for sound public policy in Canada.”
