Tom d'Aquino, Chair, Advisory Council, Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management

A lawyer, entrepreneur, author, educator and strategist, Mr. d’Aquino is the Chairman and Chief Executive of Intercounsel Ltd.

Mr. d’Aquino’s career combines experience in government, business and law. He has served as a Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Canada, as Special Counsel to a national law firm and as Adjunct Professor lecturing on the law of international business transactions, trade and the regulation of multinational enterprise.

A native of Nelson, British Columbia, Mr. d’Aquino received his B.A., LL.B. and LL.M. from the Universities of British Columbia, Queen’s and London (University College and the London School of Economics), respectively. He has addressed audiences in twenty-five countries in over one hundred cities worldwide and in 2001 co-authored an influential book entitled Northern Edge: How Canadians Can Triumph in the Global Economy.