Philip leads Global Public Affairs’ Transportation, Infrastructure and Strategic Industries practice. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Team and co-manages its Ottawa office. With nearly 20 years’ experience in public affairs and public policy, Philip develops and executes government relations and related corporate development strategies for clients, providing advice on all aspects of regulatory, legislative and policy development and ensuring integration of Parliamentary, political and policy considerations. He is a trusted advisor to executives throughout Canada.
Philip joined Global Public Affairs in 2007 from the Privy Council Office, working in various secretariats including Machinery of Government, Cabinet Confidences and Senior Personnel and Special Projects. Before living in South Africa, Philip worked with other professional services firms including a global polling company.
Actively involved in his community, Philip serves on the Board of Governors of Carleton University as a member of its Executive Committee as well as its Campus Planning & Infrastructure and University Relations Committees. He is also Chair of the Ottawa Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (North America) and a member of the Board of Directors of Right to Learn Afghanistan. Philip previously served as President of the Government Relations Institute of Canada (2017-2019), the national organization representing government relations professionals, and as a Founding Board Member of the Canadian Advocacy Network. Philip also previously volunteered on the Canadian Transportation Research Forum and the Canadian Club of Ottawa boards. He holds a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management (Hons.) degree from Carleton University’s Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs and an Executive MBA from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.