Mark Mullins
Mark Mullins is the Executive Director of the Fraser Institute. Prior to becoming Executive Director in September 2005, he was the Institute’s Director of Ontario Policy Studies in Toronto. He has published numerous studies on government finance, tax policy, insurance, health care, electricity and urban issues over the past several years.
Mullins served as President of MSG Hedge Corporation, a privately owned consulting firm, prior to joining the Institute in 2003. He was also Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist at Midland Walwyn Capital Inc. from 1990 to 1998, where he was responsible for communicating the firm’s outlook on the North American economy and financial markets. Mullins brings extensive applied policy experience, having served as economic and fiscal policy advisor to the Canadian Alliance Party, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
He has an MA from the University of Western Ontario and a Ph.D from the London School of Economics and has written extensively on subjects such as Canadian tax reform, health policies, and stock market and investment issues. Mr. Mullins is a frequent financial market commentator to CBC Radio, globeandmail.com and other media outlets.