Don’s career has spanned the academic, government and private sectors. He has had various Deputy Minister assignments in the Saskatchewan and British Columbia governments and was most recently the Deputy Minister to the Premier, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Public Service of British Columbia – a positon he retired from in November 2020. He has had vice president and CEO appointments in the forest and financial services sector. From 2008-2013 Don was President of the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan, a Masters in Economics from the University of British Columbia, and a PhD in Economics from Harvard University.