Daniel Munro

Dr. Daniel Munro is Director of Research & Innovation at Actua, Canada’s leading youth STEM outreach organization. He is also Co-Director of Shift Insights – a research and policy shop that examines the social, technological and economic challenges and opportunities facing Canada; and Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Dan’s research spans science, technology and innovation policy; skills and education; and applied ethics, including the ethics of innovation and space ethics.

Previously, Dan was Director of Policy Projects in the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School (2017-2024), Research Fellow at the Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2017-2020), Associate Director of Public Policy at the Conference Board of Canada (2008-2017) and Senior Analyst at the Council of Canadian Academies (2007-2008). Dan has taught political science, philosophy and innovation studies at the University of Toronto, Western University, the University of Ottawa, and Queen’s University. He holds degrees from the University of Toronto (BA), Western University (MA) and M.I.T. (PhD).

Updated June 2025