The Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS) and Nuffield College are delighted to welcome Bill Morneau as a Visiting Fellow for the coming academic year. Morneau will be working and meeting with our team and researchers to think about deeper connections with industry and government, strategic thinking and horizon scanning in demography.
Bill Morneau is a Canadian businessman and public servant best known for serving as Canada’s Minister of Finance from 2015 to 2020. Before entering politics, he built a successful career leading Morneau Shepell, a human resources and pension management firm that grew into one of North America’s largest in its field under his leadership. In government, he played a central role in shaping economic policy during a period of steady growth and in responding to major global challenges. As Finance Minister, he introduced Canada’s first gender-based budget plan, embedding gender analysis into fiscal policy, and oversaw the decision to place Viola Desmond on the ten-dollar bill—the first Canadian woman to be featured on a regularly circulating banknote. Morneau has also been active in philanthropy and education, supporting initiatives in healthcare, learning, and social development. His career reflects a consistent focus on strengthening Canada’s economic foundations while investing in people and communities.
Morneau has had a deep interest in demography over his career in business and government, discussing this relevance as keynote speaker at our recent Demographic Science Summit. See a visual summary of his talk here:
To hear more about his impressions of demography and our Centre, watch this short video of his impression from our last Demographic Science Summit: