Mark Mullins

Mark Mullins is an expert in three areas: finance, economics and public policy. His academic background in economics includes a BA from the University of Saskatchewan, an MA from the University of Western Ontario and a PhD from the London School of Economics, the latter focusing on financial crises and the linkages between the stock market and the economy. As a student, he also studied for a year in Taiwan and at the University of Hong Kong, and this has led to a lifelong interest in China’s economic development.

From 1990 to 1998, Mullins was Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist at Midland Walwyn Capital Inc., the leading independent investment dealer in Canada at that time, where he was responsible for communicating the firm’s outlook on the economy and financial markets. He then served as President of MSG Hedge Corporation, a privately owned consulting firm involved in industry, government and the media. In 2003, Mullins joined the Fraser Institute, rated by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the top ten think tanks in the world, and expanded the organization while serving as the Executive Director until 2009.

Mullins has published numerous studies on financial crises, government finance, markets, tax policy, insurance, health care and other issues over the past several years. He has extensive applied policy experience, having formerly served as economic and fiscal policy advisor to a number of political parties at the provincial and federal level. He is a member of Ontario’s Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity and Economic Progress.

Mark Mullins is currently CEO of Veras Inc., a consulting and advisory firm specializing in finance and economics, and a portfolio manager and investment advisor at National Bank Financial. He is a regular media commentator and a member of the CBC television panel of economists on The National.