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James Mitchell is a founding partner of the
policy consulting firm Sussex Circle. He has
many years of experience in the analysis and resolution of
complex public policy issues and in dealing with Ministers
and senior government officials.
After several years as a university lecturer, Mr. Mitchell
began his government career in the Department of Foreign Affairs
in 1978 before moving to the Privy Council Office in 1983.
He later served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Board
from 1989 to 1991, where among other things he was responsible
for the government's Employment Equity Program.
From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Mitchell held the position of Assistant
Secretary to the Cabinet (Machinery of Government), in which
capacity he was responsible for providing advice to successive
Secretaries to the Cabinet and Prime Ministers on matters
related to the organisation of government, the reform and
renewal of the Public Service, and a host of other issues
related to governance and change in Canada. He was a principal
advisor on the 1993 reorganization of the federal government.
Mr. Mitchell has provided policy and organizational advice
in virtually every area of federal responsibility including
foreign policy, defence, science, agriculture, transportation,
employment, criminal justice, aboriginal issues, information
technology and globalization, organisational renewal, the
privatization of government functions, public sector reform,
and the renewal and operation of central agencies.
A native of British Columbia, Mr. Mitchell holds a Ph.D. in
philosophy from the University of Colorado. He is married
and has two children.
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