Dr. Dylan Marando

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Dr. Dylan Marando

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Dylan Marando is a Canadian political scientist and healthcare executive, specializing in tax policy, fiscal policy, the care economy, technology adoption, and governance. 


He has held the positions of: Deputy Director of Policy to the Prime Minister of Canada; Principal Advisor to the President of the Treasury Board of Canada; Executive Director, National Housing Strategy to Canada’s Minister of Housing; Senior Advisor, Policy to the Premier of Ontario; and Head of Strategy & Government Affairs for Siemens Healthcare (Canada).


Dylan sits on the Boards of Directors of Canadian Science Publishing, Myeloma Canada, Geist Magazine, and the Burlington Symphony Orchestra, as well as the CD Howe Health Policy Council.


Dylan studied at the University of Toronto, where he received an Honours Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Public Policy, and a Doctorate in Political Science, and where he has taught as a Sessional Lecturer at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.


Dylan is a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal. 

Select Publications

Tales from the Canadian Tax Code: The Policy and Politics of Federal Tax Expenditure Instrument Choice

Digital era policy advising: Clouding ministerial perspectives?

Pilot Lessons: How to design a basic income pilot project for Ontario

‘Advising Ministers in the Digital Era’ in Policy Advisory Systems Handbook. eds. Capano, M. Craft, J. and Howlett, M. Routledge Press

Dylan's writing has also appeared in HuffPost, iPolitics, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, The Hub, Policy Magazine, Longwoods, and HealthyDebate.

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