Ian Clark

In June 2018 Clark retired as Professor at University of Toronto’s School of Public Policy and Governance. He came to the School in 2007 after nine years as President of the Council of Ontario Universities. Clark has served on the executive board of the International Monetary Fund and in six different departments in the Government of Canada, including as Deputy Secretary in the Privy Council Office, Deputy Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, and Secretary of the Treasury Board.

Clark is a Distinguished Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and a Senior Fellow at Massey College in the University of Toronto. He has a BSc from the University of British Columbia in 1966, a DPhil from Oxford in 1969, an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School in 1972, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Victoria in 2008. He is a member of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond and Golden Jubilee Medals.

Clark is the creator and co-editor of the Atlas of Public Management. His publications can be found at www.ian-clark.ca.

Updated January, 2026