About

I’m Neil. I’m part of the ragtag group of the community volunteers working to hold Ottawa City Hall to account.

I’m the executive director of CitySHAPES, where we build better cities. I work mostly on local public interest issues in Ottawa.

You can follow me on two regular Substacks, Fix Your City and the 613, or on the Better Ottawa podcast.

I spent a career in public finance, at the Department of Finance Canada and as the G20 Global Infrastructure Hub’s Chief Economist.

I’m a graduate of Carleton University and the London School of Economics, and currently enrolled in executive education at Harvard’s Kennedy School.

I was honoured to recently receive the King Charles III Coronation Medal for distinguished service to Canada and the local community.