Charles Cirtwill joined Northern Policy Institute (NPI) in 2013 as its founding President & CEO. NPI is Northern Ontario's independent, evidence-driven think tank with offices in Thunder Bay and Kirkland Lake. NPI's mission is to enhance Northern Ontario's capacity to take the lead position on socio-economic policy that impacts our communities, our province, our country, and our world.
Charles has worked in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Over the last decade Charles has provided policy leadership in Northern Ontario on a broad range of issues including immigration, reconciliation, transportation, regional governance, and economic growth.
Through over thirty-years of public activism he has had leadership roles in organizations including Civitas, the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, Scouts Canada, the Rural Ontario Institute, the Mowat Centre, local school associations, and local homeowner's associations. He attended Dalhousie University, earning a BA in Political Science, a LLB, and a MPA with a focus on quantitative and qualitative assessment of public policy and programs.