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Douglas Lippoldt
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI, Canada)

Douglas Lippoldt is a non-resident senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI, Canada) and an international trade economist based in Claremont, California. He served as chief trade economist at HSBC Global Research from 2014 to 2020. Previously, he held various roles as a senior economist at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France, during a tenure of 22 years. Doug’s early career included seven years as an international economist with the US Department of Labor.

Doug has published extensively on trade topics as well as on related aspects of economic development, labour market adjustment, innovation and intellectual property. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), an M.A. in international studies from the University of Denver, and a B.A. in international studies from Washington College in Maryland. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cologne, Germany, and a Peace Corps volunteer in Burkina Faso. During 2015–2019, he represented HSBC as the deputy delegate on the Business 20 Trade and Investment Task Force. He is currently a contributing author on a Think20 trade task force team. Active in community service, Doug is Co-chair of the Board at Uncommon Good, a non-profit educational services provider.