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Michael is Research Manager – Future Skills at the Ted Rogers School of Management’s Diversity Institute at Ryerson University. He is also a Fellow of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History at the University of Toronto and a Rhodes Scholar. Previously, Michael was Practice Lead for Government Transformation at the Mowat Centre and has also worked as a Returning Officer for Elections Canada and with Global Affairs Canada, most recently as a Cadieux-Léger Fellow. Michael is often asked to speak about his research on disruptive technologies and regulatory issues, and his research and analysis on these and other subjects have appeared in a variety of academic and popular publications. Michael holds degrees from Balliol College at the University of Oxford, the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, and Queen’s University.