Abstract
The Master of Public Service program is pleased to host the second edition of the Roy Norton Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Thao Pham, Board Chair, Former Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet and Federal Deputy Minister.
In her talk, Thao Pham will share the experiences of her career and offer insights on the trends and changes that she sees afoot in the Canadian federal public service
Bio
Thao Pham is a former senior civil servant of the Canadian government with over 30 years of experience. She last served as Deputy Minister, COVID-19 Recovery, in the Privy Council Office (PCO). Prior to that, she was Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations) in the PCO. Over the course of her career with the federal government, she also served as Associate Deputy Minister of Transport Canada and held several senior executive positions, including: Senior Vice President at Parks Canada; Assistant Deputy Minister at Infrastructure Canada; Vice President at Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, and Vice President at the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency; and other executive positions at Environment and Climate Change Canada. She oversaw large operations and multiple programs at the national level, developed policies, and managed major crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic. She has built multipartite collaboration with partners of different levels of government, non-profit organizations, the private sector, and academia. She holds an M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and a B.Sc. in Biology from McGill University.