TORONTO – Former CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein has joined the C. D. Howe Institute as an Institute Senior Fellow.
The C. D. Howe Institute is an independent not-for-profit organization that aims to raise Canadians’ living standards by fostering economically sound public policies. Wednesday’s announcement said that von Finckenstein’s areas of focus are communications law, dispute resolution, competition law, and mergers and acquisitions.
“Konrad von Finckenstein possesses extraordinary policy depth and range”, said Finn Poschmann, the Institute’s vice-president of research, in the announcement. “His record of public leadership is remarkable and his deep knowledge base will add tremendous capacity to our research program. We are absolutely delighted to have Konrad on board.”
Von Finckenstein served as chair of the CRTC from 2007 to 2012. A Federal Justice from 2003 to 2007, and Commissioner of Competition from 1997 to 2003, he was also Senior General Counsel in the Trade Negotiations Office during the Canada-US free trade negotiations in 1987 and 1988. In addition, he has held senior positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Industry, and Department of Justice.
