Nicolas Vincent Appointed Non-executive Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada

HEC Montréal is proud to share the news that Nicolas Vincent has been appointed as the new non-executive Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada. While remaining a full professor in the Department of Applied Economics, Nicolas Vincent will also serve the country’s central banking institution as of March 13, 2023, for a 2‑year term.

He joins the Bank’s Governing Council composed of Governor Tiff Macklem, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers and 3 Deputy Governors Paul Beaudry, Toni Gravelle and Sharon Kozicki. Alongside other members, he will be responsible for communicating with Canadians about the Bank’s consensus-based policy decisions as well as its ongoing assessment of the outlook for the economy and inflation.

“This announcement is extremely positive, both for our colleague Nicolas Vincent and for the entire School community,” said HEC Montréal Director Federico Pasin. “It speaks to the high level of credibility and competencies of one of our faculty members, who is also a School graduate and whose expertise and knowledge will better serve the interests of the Canadian population! I extend my warmest congratulations to Nicolas Vincent on this well-deserved and exceptional appointment!

“I am delighted that Nicolas Vincent is joining the Bank’s Governing Council and I am looking forward to working with him,” said Governor Tiff Macklem. “He is an accomplished scholar and teacher, with deep expertise in macro and microeconomic research in areas such as inflation and price dispersion, firm dynamics, inequality, house prices and household finance. I have no doubt that his broad knowledge of monetary economics combined with his keen interest in public policy will be invaluable in helping the Bank navigate the policy challenges ahead.”