Mike Aumond joined Global Public Affairs in September 2026 as Senior Counsel. In this role, Mike provides strategic counsel to clients engaged in various sectors including energy, critical minerals and mining, transportation and infrastructure and defence, among others.
Over the course of a 30-year career in the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), Mike served in a series of senior roles culminating in his appointment as Secretary to Cabinet and Deputy Minister of the Executive and Indigenous Affairs. In this role, Mike led the GNWT’s public service and was a key advisor to the Premier of the Northwest Territories and Ministers. Prior to this, Mike served as the GNWT’s Deputy Minister of Finance, Deputy Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and Deputy Minister of Public Works. He also served from 2016-2019 as Vice Chair of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation.
Across these roles, Mike was involved in all of the most consequential policy, investment and priority-setting decisions taken by the GNWT as they related to resource development and mining, transportation and supply chains, critical infrastructure, telecommunications and digital connectivity and defence and security. He played a central role in turning ambitious plans into action and was a trusted advisor to many. Through the course of his government career, Mike developed deep relationships across all three territorial governments, Indigenous governments, industry and civil society.
Actively involved in his community, Mike sits on the Board of Directors of Arctic Marine Training and is a Pension Committee member of Northern Employee Benefits Services.
Born and raised in the Northwest Territories, Mike is based in Yellowknife and he holds a degree in Management from the University of Lethbridge.