Paul Jenkins is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

and Distinguished Fellow at The Centre for International Governance Innovation. He was most recently the Senior Deputy Governor and Chief Operating Officer of the

Bank of Canada The Bank of Canada (BoC; french: Banque du Canada) is a Crown corporation and Canada's central bank. Chartered in 1934 under the ''Bank of Canada Act'', it is responsible for formulating Canada's monetary policy,OECD. OECD Economic Surveys: Ca ...

, the number two position in that institution. Born in St. Catharines,

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

, he graduated from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School (St. Catharines). Jenkins completed his undergraduate economics education at

The University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames Ri ...

with an honours bachelor of arts degree in economics. He then attended the

London School of Economics and Political Science , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

, where he received a master of science degree in economics in 1972. In 1982–83, he continued studies in economics at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

. Jenkins joined the Bank of Canada in 1972 as an economist with the Research Department. In 1978, he moved to the Department of Monetary and Financial Analysis and was named Deputy Chief of the Department in 1983. He became Chief of the Research Department in 1984 and was made an Adviser to the

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

in January 1989. He became a Deputy Governor of the Bank in 1992 and held that appointment until becoming Senior Deputy Governor and Chief Operating Officer in 2003. His duties included acting for the Governor, overseeing strategic planning and coordinating all the Bank's operations, sharing responsibility for the conduct of monetary policy as a member of the Bank's Governing Council, and participating in fulfilling the Bank's responsibilities for promoting financial stability. Jenkins was considered the front-runner to succeed

David A. Dodge David Allison Dodge (born June 8, 1943) is a Canadian economist. He served as Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2001 to 2008. Early life Dodge was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1943. He attended Ridley College, a private boarding school ...

as Governor but instead was passed over in favour of

Mark Carney Mark Joseph Carney (born March 16, 1965) is a Canadian economist and banker who served as the governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. Since October 2020, he is vice chairman and ...

. Jenkins notified the board on October 29, 2009 that he would not seek a renewal once his seven-year term expired in April 2010.

References

External links

Jenkins' biography on the Bank of Canada Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Paul Alumni of the London School of Economics Canadian economists Living people People from St. Catharines Princeton University alumni University of Western Ontario alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Chief operating officers