Garry Keller

Garry is a seasoned senior executive with twenty-five years of experience working with Canada’s political and business elite.

During his time at StrategyCorp, he has helped private sector and not-for-profit clients solve challenging strategic policy and political issues across both federal and provincial levels of government.

He has spent his career delivering strategic, communications and political results on both international and domestic issues.

Garry has served in several key leadership roles in Canadian politics, including as Chief of Staff to Canada’s Foreign Minister, chief Parliamentary advisor to a Prime Minister and Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition.  He also served as Chief of Staff to the Government House Leader and Chief Government Whip, as Director of Communications to the Minister of the Environment and Director of Parliamentary Affairs to the President of the Treasury Board. As well, Garry served as Acting Chief of Staff to a provincial political party.

Garry’s experience includes regulatory and legal matters, national security matters, trade negotiations, and the promotion of Canadian interests and values on the world stage.

Garry regularly provides commentary on domestic and international politics for CTV News Channel and TVO’s The Agenda.  He is also a regular guest on Ottawa’s talk radio political panels.  His commentary has also appeared in the National Post, the Globe and Mail, the New York Times and the Washington Post, and he has appeared on a variety of news networks across the world commenting on Canadian politics and elections including BBC, Al Jazeera, Monocle, France24, and Israel i24.

He is also a Program Fellow of Carleton University’s Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management, where he guest lectures and mentors students seeking a career in government relations and/or politics.