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Douglas has over 25 years of experience analyzing global economies and financial
markets. As Chief Economist at BMO Capital Markets, he oversees the macroeconomic
and financial market forecasts and co-authors the firm’s weekly flagship publication,
Focus. Mr. Porter manages the team that won the prestigious Lawrence Klein award
for forecast accuracy of the US economy, and was named by Bloomberg as top
Canadian forecaster.
As a respected commentator on economic and financial trends, he is regularly quoted
in the national press and often interviewed on radio and television.
Before joining BMO Capital Markets, Mr. Porter held positions of Economist and
Country Risk Analyst with other Canadian financial institutions, and also worked at
the Bank of Canada.
Mr. Porter has been a member of C.D. Howe’s Monetary Policy Council since 2008
and also serves on the Investment Management Committees of the Bank of Montreal’s
Pension Fund Society and Western’s Endowment Fund.
Mr. Porter has been a Chartered Financial Analyst since 1995 and earned a Masters
degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario.
Douglas Porter
CFA, Chief Economist and Managing Director,
BMO Capital Markets
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