Kaylie Tiessen

Kaylie is chief economist at The Canadian Shield Institute – a next-generation policy studio focused on enhancing Canada’s sovereignty and driving economic resilience.  

Before joining Shield, she worked in a range of economic roles, supporting Canada’s largest organizations and institutions, advising negotiations and developing economic strategy ideas that connect policy goals to people’s everyday lives.

Kaylie holds a Master of Development Economics from Dalhousie University, is a policy fellow at Social Capital Partners and sits on the Board of Kindred Credit Union where she chairs the Technology and Innovation Advisory Group.