Paul Genest

Paul Genest is a member of the board of ITIF's Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness.

Genest has been senior vice president of Power Corporation since 2016. He was senior vice president of Power Financial from 2016 until 2020.

His background includes government, academia and business. He served in a number of portfolios as a deputy minister in the Ontario Government, including Intergovernmental Affairs, Francophone Affairs and also deputy minister responsible for the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games held in Toronto in 2015.

He served in the federal government as director of policy and research for Prime Minister Jean Chretien. He also served as chief executive officer of the Council of Ontario Universities and as assistant vice president of Bell Canada. He was an assistant professor of philosophy at Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and an adjunct professor at Glendon College, York University.