Ricardo Chejfec is a research director at the IRPP, leading the Empowering Canada’s Workforce program. He also helps lead the Community Transformations Project, aimed at supporting workers and communities through the global energy transition and changing trade landscape. He helped support research examining the role of industrial policy in Canada’s next economic transformation and was part of the secretariat of the Affordability Action Council. As the former Lead Data Analyst, Ricardo spearheaded research and analysis for multiple IRPP publications, including Building a Package of Compromise Solutions for EI Reform  and others in a series on Employment Insurance, as well as several policy briefs related to housing, transportation and food as part of the work of the Affordability Action Council. He advises the research team on artificial intelligence, technology adoption, data analysis and visualization. He previously worked as a research associate and business analyst and holds a Bachelor of Arts and Science in cognitive science and a Master of Public Policy from McGill University.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardo-chejfec/