Maxime Guénette:  Panel Discussion 1

Prior to his appointment as Assistant Commissioner, Service, Innovation and Integration Branch, Chief Service Officer and Chief Data Officer at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Maxime Guénette was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Public Affairs Branch and Chief Privacy Officer for the CRA, a position he has held for five years.

Max joined the CRA from Finance Canada, where he held the position of Director General, Communications and Consultations. Previously, he was Director General of Communications at Environment and Climate Change Canada, where he spent three years. From 2005 to 2013, Max was at the Treasury Board Secretariat, where he was Chief of Strategic Communications before being appointed Director of Corporate Communications, a position he held for six years.

Max holds a Bachelors of Social Sciences, with a specialization in Political Science, from the University of Ottawa. He is a graduate of the Canada School of Public Service's Assistant Deputy Minister Executive Leadership Development Program.