MA (Economics) (2003), Queen’s University, Canada; BA (Economics) (2000), Princeton University, U.S.
Eric is a managing director, the chief economist, and head of Investment Strategy Research for RBC GAM Inc. He leads a team of economists and strategists generating forecasts and research on key economic and market themes. Eric is also a member of the RBC GAM Investment Strategy Committee, which is responsible for the firm's global asset mix recommendations. He is a key advisor to the investment team and clients alike, with insights that are regularly sought by global media outlets. Eric serves on the C.D. Howe Institute's Business Cycle Council, the group that dates recessions and other economic turning points in Canada. Prior to joining RBC GAM in 2011, Eric spent nearly a decade at another major financial institution, rising from bank economist to the position of chief economist and rates strategist on the firm's trading floor. He began his career at Statistics Canada in 2001.