Chrystia Freeland

Chrystia Freeland served as Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Minister of Finance of Canada. A Rhodes Scholar with a background in Russian history, she first gained international acclaim as a foreign correspondent and editor for the Financial Times and Reuters. Her first book, Sale of the Century, told the story of the struggle between reformers and oligarchs in 1990s Russia. Her book, Plutocrats, established her as a leading voice on global economic inequality. After over a decade in federal politics, incluing a pivotal role in rengotiating the USMCA, Freeland resigned from Parliament in early 2026. She has since served as a Resident Fellow at Harvard's Institute of Politics an an unpaid economic adviser to the Ukrainian government. In July 2026, she will assume her new role as the Warden of Rhodes House and CEO of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford, where she will oversee one of the world's most prestigious scholarship programs.