Former Premier Still Focused On Innovation
After being elected Premier of New Brunswick, Brian Gallant gave himself the job of Minister of Innovation within his cabinet, and today he’s continuing that focus in a new role.
After being out of office for almost a year, Gallant last month was named a special adviser to the President of Toronto-based Ryerson University, focusing on innovation, cybersecurity and law. He was also selected as an entrepreneur-in-residence specializing in government relations at the Ryerson accelerator, the DMZ.
In a phone interview last week, the former premier said he’s continuing to work with new technology because of his own desire to learn and because of the importance of innovation.
“As I was leaving politics, I had to decide what I wanted to do with my life,” said Gallant, who was only 36 when he left the premier’s office. “I wanted to continue to learn and help to make an impact on the world. One thing that came to mind that is absolutely crucial to society, to the country, to the planet, is innovation. That is such an important topic and my prediction is it will be an exponentially more important topic going forward.”
Read the rest of the story about Gallant in Entrevestor.