Fireside Chat with Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem

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Drawing on his role as Chair of the Financial Stability Board’s Standing Committee on the Assessment of Vulnerabilities, Governor Macklem shared his assessment of global economic and financial stability risks.

The Governor’s remarks were followed by a fireside chat with GRI’s President and CEO, Sonia Baxendale.

Tiff Macklem was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada in June 2020 for a seven-year term.

As Governor, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements or BIS. In addition, he chairs the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, he chairs the Financial Stability Board’s Standing Committee for the Assessment of Vulnerabilities, and he co-chairs the FSB Regional Consultative Group for the Americas.

Mr. Macklem first joined the Bank of Canada in 1984 and held various senior positions including Chief of Research and Advisor to the Governor. He was appointed a Deputy Governor in 2004 and Senior Deputy Governor in 2010.

During the Global Financial Crisis, Mr. Macklem was Associate Deputy Minister at the Department of Finance, and represented Canada at the G7, G20 and FSB.

From 2014 until his appointment as Governor, Mr. Macklem was the Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.