Anne White
Founder, Good Governance Project
Fellow, CSA Public Policy Centre
Director, Government of Canada (on leave)
Alum, HKS Government Performance Lab; UK Institute for Government
Anne White is a public policy expert and strategist with over 15 years of experience designing and implementing results-driven public governance reforms across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. She is a consultant and advisor to governments, businesses, philanthropists and service providers who are working to improve their effectiveness and deliver measurable results for citizens.
In 2024, she founded the Good Governance Project, a research and dialogue initiative focused on improving government and strengthening the wider public governance system in Canada.
She is a 2025-2027 Fellow of the CSA Public Policy Centre. From 2016 to 2024, Anne held senior positions in the federal government of Canada including Director of Special Projects, where she led cross-government policy initiatives and was the senior lead on results initiatives for the Prime Minister's top priorities.
Skills
AREAS OF PUBLIC GOVERNANCE EXPERTISE
Multi-sector
results-based frameworks
Pay for Success partnerships and performance contracting
Integrated analytics / linked data and predictive models
Managing high-performing teams
Service provider learning cycles and evaluation methods (mixed method)
Evidence-based policy development
Leadership recruitment and selection
Intergovernmental negotiation and results-based partnership development
Managed stakeholder consultation & competitive dialogue
Mapping systems and power dynamics
PORTFOLIO
EXPERIENCE
2024-PRESENT
The Good Governance Project
Founder, Good Governance Project;
Fellow, CSA Public Policy Centre
2016-2024
Government of Canada
Director (EX01)
PCO RDU, CRA Innovation Lab, NRCan Special Projects (OEE)
2013-2016
HKS Government Performance Lab
Fellow and Staff Lead
Michigan Pay for Success Projects (Office of Governor Rick Snyder)
2011-2013
Infrastructure Ontario
Manager
Pay for Success Exploration
(Assets Optimization)
2008-2011
London School of Economics Public Policy Group / Institute for Government
Senior Researcher
Government Productivity and Machinery of Government Reforms
2007-2009
Masters of Public Administration
Master of Public Affairs
Sciences Po (Paris)
London School of Economics
Econometrics and Public Management
CONTACT
For inquiries or opportunities, please feel free to get in touch via email at anne@annewhite.ca.
