Simon Kennedy

Current

• Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Plans and Consultations at Privy Council Office

Past

• Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Operations at Privy Council Office
• Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic and Regional Development Policy at Privy Council Office
• Director General, International Markets Bureau at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

• Director General, Policy Planning and Integration at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Senior Analyst and then Director of Operations, Priorities and Planning at Privy Council Office
• Various positions at Transport Canada and Canadian Coast Guard

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Education

• INSEAD
• Syracuse University
• Mount Saint Vincent University

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Connections

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Industry

Government Administration

Simon Kennedy’s Experience

• Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Plans and Consultations

  Privy Council Office

  (Government Administration industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

• Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Operations

  Privy Council Office

  (Government Administration industry)

  March 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 5 months)

• Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic and Regional Development Policy

  Privy Council Office

  (Government Administration industry)

  July 2004 — March 2007 (2 years 9 months)

• Director General, International Markets Bureau

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  September 2003 — July 2004 (11 months)

• Director General, Policy Planning and Integration

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  March 2001 — September 2003 (2 years 7 months)

• Senior Analyst and then Director of Operations, Priorities and Planning

  Privy Council Office

  (Government Administration industry)

  October 1997 — March 2001 (3 years 6 months)

  I joined PCO's Priorities and Planning Secretariat in 1997 as a senior analyst and was later promoted to the director's position in October of 1999.

• Various positions

  Transport Canada and Canadian Coast Guard

  (Government Administration industry)

  April 1990 — October 1997 (7 years 7 months)

Simon Kennedy’s Education

• INSEAD

  AMP , Advanced Management Programme , 2009 — 2009

• Syracuse University

  MSc , Communications Management , 1996 — 1999

• Mount Saint Vincent University

  BPR , Public Relations , 1987 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  Member of the Mount Saint Vincent Public Relations Society.
  Reporter and editor for The Picaro, student newspaper.
  Class Valedictorian, Fall 1991 Convocation.
  Recipient of the Senate Medal, Fall 1991 Convocation.
  Dean's List, 1988-1991.
  Recipient of numerous merit scholarships.

Additional Information

Simon Kennedy’s Groups:

•    Syracuse University Alumni Network
•    Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Alumni Group
•    Government of Canada
•    MSVU PR Alumni
•    AMP_0709
•    INSEAD AMP

Simon Kennedy’s Honors:

Who's Who in Canada (University of Toronto Press).
Recipient of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 (2007).
Recipient of Deputy Minister's Commendation for Excellence, Transport Canada (1997).
Recipient of Deputy Minister's Commendation for Excellence, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2001).
Recipient of the Head of the Public Service Award (2003).

Simon Kennedy’s Contact Settings

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• reference requests
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