Dr. David Perry is the President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, host of the institute’s Defence Deconstructed Podcast and a co-director of the Triple Helix MINDs Collaborate Network. He is the author of multiple publications related to defence budgeting, transformation and procurement and a columnist for the Canadian Naval Review. He received his PhD in political science from Carleton University where his dissertation examined the link between defence budgeting and defence procurement. He is an adjunct professor at the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary and a research fellow of the Centre for the Study of Security and Development at Dalhousie University.  He was previously the Senior Security and Defence Analyst of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute and Deputy Director of Dalhousie University’s Centre for Foreign Policy Studies.  Embassy Magazine and The Hill Times has named him one of the “Top 100 Influencing Canadian Foreign Policy.”

Charlotte is the Vice President, Ottawa Operations and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, as well as Triple Helix’s Executive Director and Gender Advisor. She is also a PhD Candidate at Deakin University, researching Canadian army culture during the 1990s and its influence on operations.

She published her MA research on toxic leadership and gender integration in the Canadian military in 2022. The resulting book, The Ones We Let Down, was named among The Hill Times‘ Best Books of 2022. Her research interests include questions of military leadership, culture change, and personnel policy, topics on which she regularly comments in the media and writes about on her Substack, DND/CAF 101. She regularly participates in consultation organized by the Department of National Defence and has given talks to West Point and RMC cadets, to the National Strategic Program at the Canadian Forces College, and to the Australian War College.

Charlotte has had the honour of being awarded a King Charles III Coronation Medal and the CDA Institute’s 2024 Captain Nichola Goddard Award for her work as a researcher. She was also listed as one of the 2022 Women in Defence and Security Emerging Leader and amongst the 20 in their 20s by Women in Defence and Security in 2025.

Charlotte was born in France and grew up in Marseille. She has called Canada her home since 2014.

Joe Calnan is Vice President, Energy and Calgary Operations and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He is also Co-Host of CGAI’s Energy Security Cubed podcast. His research focuses on the intersection between energy, economics, policy, and politics in relation to Canada’s role in international energy systems. He frequently appears in the media to provide expertise on energy security and energy trade issues, including on CBC News, The Globe and Mail, Politico, Global News, CTV News, and the Daily Oil Bulletin. Prior to joining CGAI, Joe held positions in public affairs and energy analysis at Sustainable Development Technology Canada and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Joe received a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of Calgary with a focus on Canadian energy and natural resources in 2020. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Western Society and Culture from Concordia University.

Media requests on energy security issues can be directed to his email [email protected]

Nicole Butler is the Western Canada Defence Lead at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Nicole’s work has spanned four countries and tapped into a broad range of issues including transnational organized crime, United Nations humanitarian crisis response, international diplomacy, and Arctic security and defence. Prior to joining CGAI, Nicole worked at the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute in Washington, DC and she is a current research fellow at the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN) as a resident Arctic expert. She holds a Master of Arts in Security Studies from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Western University.

Ash Rossiter is a Calgary-based defence consultant and academic. In addition to writing and lecturing widely on defence industry policy, emerging military technology, and near-future warfare, Ash’s insights and expertise and regularly sought by governments and major international firms. He has published an extensive range of books, articles and thought pieces on defence in leading academic outlets such as the Journal of Strategic Studies, International Affairs, Intelligence and National Security, and Defence Studies. His most recent book, Warfare in the Robotics Age, was published in 2024 by the US Academic Press, Lynne Reinner. Before joining CGAI, Dr Rossiter was Head of Research and Associate Professor in Defence Studies at the UAE’s national military university.