On September 30, 2004, Ian Stewart was appointed to the Board of Directors of SRDC. Dr. Stewart is a graduate of Queen’s University and holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University. After teaching at Queen’s and at Dartmouth College, he joined the Bank of Canada. Subsequently, he had a long and distinguished career in the federal public service, including senior positions in the Privy Council Office, and appointments as Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, and as Deputy Minister of Finance.