David Rodier

Background

About David Rodier

David Rodier is a public affairs and policy expert with over 25 years of experience advising senior leaders from the federal government, national non-governmental organizations and business worlds. David has developed and executed audience engagement strategies, issues management and thought leadership programs in nearly every sector of Canadian society, including: health and life sciences, energy and natural resources, indigenous communities, infrastructure, international trade and foreign development, justice and public security, science and innovation, telecommunications and transportation. Prior to joining the consulting world, David served for seven years as an advisor to the Honourable Allan Rock at the Department of Justice and Health Canada. At Health Canada, David managed Canada’s HIV/AIDS and Tobacco Control Strategies from 1997-2002. His proudest career accomplishment is the adoption of global precedent setting picture warning systems cigarette packaging that are now found in over 100 countries. A veteran of a dozen political campaigns, David has served in senior campaign positions for Prime Ministers Jean Chretien, Paul Martin and Justin Trudeau. He is a contributor to Policy Options Magazine and is a board member of Plena Global and the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom. David has a BA in history from McGill University and an LLB from the University of Ottawa. He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.