Paul Samson

President, Centre for International Governance Innovation

Paul Samson is President of CIGI and has over 30 years of global policy experience, focusing on digitization’s impact on the global economy, evolving world scenarios, and global governance challenges. Paul held leadership positions at the Canadian International Development Agency, Global Affairs Canada and Finance Canada. Paul served as Canada’s deputy for finance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and was co-chair of the G20 Framework Working Group on the global economy. Paul also served as co-manager of the Canada-UK Policy Forum on the Modern Economy, which focused on the emerging digital economy. Paul completed a doctorate and an M.A. at the Graduate Institute, University of Geneva, and a B.A. at the University of British Columbia.