Biography for Ned Ellis

Ned Ellis is the Vice-president of Programs, for the Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), a position he
has held since 1998.   SSHRC is the largest funder of research in the social
sciences and humanities in Canada.

As a key contributor to the federal government's Policy
Research Initiative, Mr. Ellis provided intellectual leadership for
inter-departmental policy research programs on Social Cohesion and on
Knowledge-based Society.  An economist by training, he created and managed a
multi-disciplinary policy research directorate for Heritage Canada, and over
a number of years directed and carried out policy research on international
trade negotiations, intellectual property, cultural development,
multiculturalism, and citizen engagement.

He also has extensive international experience and has represented Canadian
interests in the World Trade Organization, the OECD, the World Intellectual
Property Organization and Canada US Trade Negotiations.