Brett House
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
Occupation
Business
Description
Deputy Chief Economist, The Bank of Nova Scotia since 2016. Formerly an economist and global strategist at a private investment firm, prior to which he was Principal Advisor in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General and as an Economist at the International Monetary Fund. He has taught at Oxford University, McGill University, and the University of Cape Town, and has held research roles at Columbia University and Massey College at the University of Toronto. Brett sits on the investment committees of Pearson College and the Canadian Rhodes Scholars’ Foundation. He received the 2014 Québec Notable Award in Finance, the 2015 Good Citizen Award from his hometown of Lincoln, Ontario, and the 2018 Professional Leader Award from Start Proud. He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (Davos).
