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Chris Jones (DPhil)

Chris Jones lives in Ottawa with his wife Philippa and their three children. He first came to Ottawa in 1982 from BC to work as an aide to the Federal Minister of the Environment. Aside from a period living overseas where he studied and worked, he has remained in Ottawa since.

Chris worked on Parliament Hill as an aide/advisor for nearly four years. He then went into association management working for several for-profit industry associations, becoming Vice-President of Canada’s national tourism industry association. Later he worked in the not-for-profit sector, becoming CEO/Executive Director of two national associations. He is currently Executive Director of an Ottawa-based charity that provides supportive housing to individuals with mental health challenges.

In the late 1990s, he spent two years as a political aide to the Leader of the Federal New Democratic Party on Parliament Hill. He ran as an Independent candidate in the riding of Ottawa Centre in the 2019 federal election. Chris has an extensive interest in political economy and the role that finance has played in distorting the productive capacities of our economy. As a young person, he spent a year as an analyst in the fixed income securities division of an investment bank in the City of London (UK) before returning to Canada.

Chris obtained a Bachelor’s degree at Queen’s University and then did a Master’s degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science where he wrote a thesis on economic planning. He later earned a Doctorate at the University of Oxford in political economy.

In addition to the posts on this site, Chris has published articles in several books, journals and national newspapers.

Reach him at: jonescp36@gmail.com

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