Sean is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Editor-at-Large with The Hub, and a project director at Ontario 360. Additionally, Sean is the Public Policy Forum’s Scotiabank Fellow in Strategic Competitiveness and, luckily for us, the Faculty Advisor of Beyond the Headlines. He has previously served in different roles for the federal government, including as senior economic advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Sean has written extensively about federal policy issues, including taxes and government spending, retirement income security, social mobility, and economic competitiveness. Sean holds an M.A. in History from Carleton University. He has been cited by The Hill Times as one of the most influential people in government and by Embassy Magazine as one of the top 80 people influencing Canadian foreign policy.