Eugene Lang (writer)

Eugene Lang is Assistant Professor (continuing adjunct), School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, where he teaches in the MPA and Professional MPA (mid career) programs. Lang is Senior Fellow, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, Trinity College, University of Toronto and Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He was a former chief of staff to two of Canada’s Liberal ministers of defence from 2002 to 2006. Lang co-authored with Janice Gross Stein the book The Unexpected War: Canada in Kandahar (Penguin, 2007).

Experience
Lang has thirty years experience at senior levels in the public and private sector. He served twelve years in the federal government in senior advisory roles, including chief of staff to two Ministers of National Defence (the Honourable John McCallum and the Honourable Bill Graham), chief of staff to the Secretary of State (Finance), Senior Economist, Finance Canada, Senior Policy Advisor (economic) to the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Herb Gray and Policy Advisor to the Solicitor General of Canada. After leaving the federal government Lang was appointed Visiting Fellow, Munk School of International Studies, University of Toronto. He then served for three years as BMO Visiting Fellow, Glendon School of Public and International Affairs, Glendon College, York University, where he taught in the M.A. program.

Education
Lang was educated at University of Western Ontario (B.A., M.A.), Queen's University (M.P.A.) and the London School of Economics (M.Sc.), where he studied as a Chevening Scholar.