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Rick Smith joined Sussex Circle in 2009 as a principal. He has 35 years of experience in five federal government organizations, providing advice on a wide range of public policy and public management issues.

Most recently, Mr. Smith was Assistant Auditor General responsible for strategic planning, professional practices and international relations. In that capacity, he was responsible for the development and improvement of the Office’s quality management framework. He also led international peer reviews of the US Government Accountability Office and the European Court of Audit.

Mr. Smith joined the Office of the Auditor General in 1996 as a Principal working for the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. In 2000, he served as Interim Commissioner of the Environment. He led the assessments of the Export Development Corporation’s Environmental Review Framework, Canada’s money laundering strategy and the role of the Treasury Board.

Earlier in his career Mr. Smith worked on a wide variety of social, economic, and environmental issues in the Department of Manpower and Immigration, the Department of Finance, the Privy Council Office and Environment Canada.

Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Queen’s University, a Master of Arts in economics from the University of Ottawa, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.



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