Leadership – John Reynolds

Honourable John Reynolds

Senior Strategic Advisor

The Honourable John D. Reynolds has nearly 40 years of experience at the highest levels of national and provincial government and in a diverse range of cross-border business enterprises.  Mr. Reynolds is thus uniquely qualified to advise corporate and business clients on concerns involving public policy advocacy, natural resource development, and growth opportunities in markets throughout North America, Asia/Pacific and Africa.

Mr. Reynolds has the experience to assist mining and other natural resources companies.  As a director of two natural resources producers, he is familiar with exploration and mine development issues involving gold, nickel and chromium, in regions as diverse as Kazakhstan, Australia, Ghana and South Africa.  Having served as Minister of Environment for British Columbia, he has practical knowledge of governmental policy involving the interplay between land use, economic development and First Nations issues.  Also, as a former president of an American-based venture capital company, Mr. Reynolds understands private and public financing sources for growing businesses.

With his knowledge of the interrelationships between corporate strategy and government policy in the global economy, Mr. Reynolds is positioned to advise companies of any size that seek to identify and exploit new international market opportunities.  He served for three years as Vice Chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association- Executive Committee (the first Canadian political leader to hold such a position), making him well positioned to draw on relationships established among the Association’s 112 Commonwealth nations, states and provinces.  He has also been Vice Chair of the Canada/UK Parliamentary Association’s Executive Committee.

Mr. Reynolds uses his first-hand involvement in the domestic political process to serve as an advocate for clients and their business objectives.  During his most recent 10 years in the House of Commons, Mr. Reynolds served numerous shadow cabinet roles, was Official Opposition Whip and House Leader, and was elected by the caucus and the Executive Committee as Leader of Her Majesty’s Official Opposition.  Mr. Reynolds also served as Chair of Stephen Harper’s Leadership Campaign and Co-Chair of Prime Minister Harper’s 2006 Election Campaign.  His nine years of provincial legislative and ministerial experience well position him to help British Columbia business interests achieve even the most complex and sophisticated strategic objectives.