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Srinivasan Manivannan

Founder and Director of the Bastion Institute. Public governance roles in Canada and the United States.

Fondateur et directeur de l’Institut Bastion.

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Biography

Sri is the founder and director of the Bastion Institute, an independent institute dedicated to security, resilience and an enduring Canada–U.S. alliance. Across a career spanning Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and India, he has led technology and organizational change for global enterprises, financial institutions and public-sector partners, and has trained professionals in a dozen countries.

He has served in public governance roles in Canada and the United States and has given long-standing leadership on non-profit boards. His policy work spans national security, emergency management, wildfire resilience and road safety, with proposals put before governments on both sides of the border. Through the Bastion Institute, he is focused on Arctic security, resilient communities and the partnership that will shape North America’s future.

Background: executive education, conferences and training

Bastion is an independent initiative, not affiliated with any government.

Bastion est une initiative indépendante, non affiliée à aucun gouvernement.

Career

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  1. NowFounder and DirectorBastion Institute
  2. 2019–2025Technology and management consultingUnited States
  3. 2023–2026Public policy proposalsWildfire, emergency management and road safety, USA and Canada
  4. 2012–2019Technology and management consultingCanada

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