Senior Associate Deputy Minister

Simon Kennedy

Professional Experience

2008–10
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans and Consultation), Privy Council Office

2007–08
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office

2004–07
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office

2003–04
Director General, International Markets Bureau, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

2001–03
Director General, Policy Planning and Integration, Policy Branch, Agriculture and Agri‑Food Canada

1999–2001
Director of Operations, Priorities and Planning, Plans and Consultation Branch, Privy Council Office

1997–99
Senior Analyst, Priorities and Planning, Plans and Consultation Branch, Privy Council Office

1990–97
Various positions in Policy and Communications, Canadian Coast Guard, Transport Canada

Education

• Advanced Management Programme, INSEAD
• Master of Science in Communications Management, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
• Bachelor of Public Relations, Mount Saint Vincent University