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Executive Luncheon with Don Drummond, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for TD Financial Group
Vancouver, British Columbia
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DATE: |
January 28, 2009 |
LOCATION: |
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver |
On the day immediately following the announcement of the 2009 Federal Budget, the BC Chamber of Commerce held a special luncheon event with guest speaker Don Drummond, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for TD Bank Financial Group, and former Associate Deputy Minister for the federal Department of Finance.
Biography
Don Drummond was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, where he graduated from the University of Victoria. He subsequently received his MA in Economics from Queen’s University.
Mr. Drummond joined the federal Department of Finance upon completing his studies at Queen’s. During almost 23 years at Finance, Mr. Drummond held a series of progressively more senior positions in the areas of economic analysis and forecasting, fiscal policy and tax policy. His last three positions were, respectively, Assistant Deputy Minister of Fiscal Policy & Economic Analysis, Assistant Deputy Minister of Tax Policy & Legislation and most recently, Associate Deputy Minister. In this latter position Mr. Drummond was responsible for economic analysis, fiscal policy, tax policy, social policy, and federal-provincial relations. In particular, Mr. Drummond coordinated the planning of the annual federal budgets.
Mr. Drummond joined the TD Bank in June 2000 as Senior Vice President and Chief Economist. Mr. Drummond leads TD Economics’ work in analyzing and forecasting economic performance in Canada and abroad. For Canada, this work is conducted at the city, provincial, industrial and national levels. TD Economics also analyzes the key policies which influence economic performance, including monetary and fiscal policies.
Mr. Drummond travels widely across Canada and abroad, speaking to TD clients and various groups about the Canadian economy and its prospects and he is frequently quoted by the media on economic and policy issues.
For additional information, contact:
Denise Douglas
604.638.8112
ddouglas@bcchamber.org