About Us

Garth Williams, Ph.D.
Principal

Garth holds a doctorate in Canadian Political History and brings fifteen years of experience in public affairs, research policy and communications, and research to knowledge mobilization. He has coordinated and provided policy analysis for national consultations on postsecondary education and research policy; managed public affairs and media relations for national research organizations; oversaw review and administration of a national peer-reviewed research funding program; organized academic and policy research workshops, conferences and public presentations. Garth has worked on parliament hill, in the public service, the voluntary sector and the university community and has written for academic and popular publications.

He believes in work that is:

• Rigorous: based in research and a critical and independent analysis
• Consultative: based in careful listening and respectful collaboration
• Clear: based in honest communication, active engagement and accessible language
• Effective: based in realistic expectations and a determination to achieve results

As an independent researcher, Garth has a developed interest in knowledge mobilization, postsecondary education, research policy, democratic reform and the social-cultural history of Canadian politics.