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David Slack

Canada Institute Advisory Board Member

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Vice President, Government Affairs, Bombardier

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David Slack is Vice President, Government Affairs for Bombardier, a global supplier of civil aviation and rail transportation equipment. Appointed to the role in 2009, Mr. Slack is responsible for the corporation’s government outreach and liaison activities in the United States.

Mr. Slack began his career with Bombardier in 1997 as Director of Communications and Public Affairs for the company’s Capital division. He was later appointed Director, Corporate Identity and Branding at Bombardier’s head offices in Montreal before moving to Bombardier’s rail business in 2003. In that capacity, he handled both domestic and international files in communications, media relations and public affairs. In 2006, he was named head of communications and public affairs for Bombardier’s rail business in the Americas, assuming lead responsibility for media interactions, executive communications and public outreach.

Prior to joining Bombardier, Mr. Slack held communications and public affairs management positions from 1992 to 1997 with global telecommunications equipment provider Nortel Networks, including assignments in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Before that, he headed a communications and public outreach program at the Institute for Academic Technology, a research center jointly operated by IBM and the University of North Carolina. Mr. Slack started his career as a public information officer in the Washington State Legislature and later as staff coordinator for the majority caucus in the Washington State Senate.

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Mr. Slack holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and political science from the University of Rhode Island, and a Master of Arts degree in mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He serves on the boards of the Organization for International Investment (OFII) and the Canada Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Public Policy, and is former board chairman and a current board member with the Canadian American Business Council (CABC).