Pierre David
Directeur Exécutif
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Mr. David worked is Executive Director of the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. He has worked for the past 30 years in the international field, occupying many positions in the Canadian International Development Agency in Canada and foreign countries. From 1973 to 1987, he was involved in many aspects of the Canadian Aid Program as a management consultant, a senior policy analyst and in a number of Director's position. He was involved in the conception of programs in various fields as well as in the delivery of projects, mostly in Africa. From 1987 to 1990, he was Counselor, Consul and Regional Director for West Africa at the Canadian Embassy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. From 1990 to 1995, he was Director General for Policy, Strategic Planning and Operations in the Canadian Partnership Branch, which supports and promotes the involvement in developing countries of Canadian institutions, universities municipalities, NGOs and the private sector through cost-sharing arrangements. From 1995 to 2000, he was Director General of the Industrial Cooperation (CIDA Inc.), a program supporting foreign direct investments from Canada to developing countries.

Mr. David joined Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in August 2000 as the first Executive Director of the newly created CMHC International. He has played a key role in expanding the international involvement of CMHC in many fields related to housing (housing finance, housing policies, housing market analysis and research, etc..) He is a member of the Management Committee of the CMHC. In 2001, he joined the Executive Committee of the International Union of Housing Finance (IUHF).

Mr. David holds a Bachelor in Business Administration and MBA in International Administration from "l'École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montréal".