Paul Evans
Co-CEO Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Vancouver

Paul Evans is Co-CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He is on secondment from the University of British Columbia where he is co-appointed to the Liu Institute for Global Issues and the Institute of Asian Research. As an internationally recognized authority on contemporary political and security issues in the Asia Pacific region, Dr. Evans has provided expert advice to governments and the private sector. In the past decade, he has given more given more than 300 speeches and presentations in 18 countries and his writings have been translated into eight languages.He is frequently cited in the print and broadcast media. Born in Alberta, he was educated at the University of Alberta and Dalhousie University where he received his Ph.D.

Dr. Evans' previous teaching and administrative appointments include: Assistant, Associate and Professor, Department of Political Science, York University, 1981-97; Director, University of Toronto - York University Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies, 1991-96; Visiting Professor, Asia Center, Harvard University, 1997-99; and Acting Director, Liu Institute for Global Issues, 2004-05. His visiting fellowships were held at the Australian National University (1988); National Chengchi University (1989); Chulalongkorn University (1989); the East-West Center (1995); and the National Institute for Research Advancement in Tokyo (1999).

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