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Ms Jennifer Ditchburn

President and CEO of the Institute for Research on Public Policy


Jennifer Ditchburn is the President and CEO of the Montreal-based Institute for Research on Public Policy. She is a not-for-profit sector executive and seasoned communicator with 25 years of experience working to make complex public policy issues and politics better understood by Canadians. From 2016 to 2021, she was the Editor-in-Chief of the IRPP’s influential digital magazine, Policy Options. Prior to joining the IRPP, Jennifer spent two decades covering national and parliamentary affairs for The Canadian Press and for CBC Television. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University and Master of Journalism from Carleton University.

A Member of the Programme Advisory Committee, The Canadian Ditchley Foundation.

Canadian Programme Advisory Committee

Participants of the Ditchley Foundation internship programme in 2021

The Ditchley Internship Programme

The Ditchley Internship programme offers over 50 students the opportunity each year to become immersed in the ethos of Ditchley.

Antique chairs and sofas at Ditchley Park

Our Home at Ditchley Park

Ditchley Park is part of the world’s heritage and remains as central to our way of working now as it has ever been. 

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