Ann Fitz-Gerald

Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald is the Director of Balsillie School of International Affairs and a Professor of International Security in the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has degrees in both commerce and political science from Queen’s University and was the first civilian female to graduate from the Royal Military College of Canada. Before completing a PhD in the U.K., she worked at the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, NATO headquarters, and the North Atlantic Assembly.

Ann has worked at King’s College, London University, and Cranfield University, where, before her move back to Canada, she was Director of Defence and Security Leadership at Cranfield’s Defence Academy (U.K. campus).

Ann is a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy, and a Fellow at McLaughlin College, York University. She has served and continues to serve on several non-executive boards and in advisory roles for the British government, the United Nations, and the African Union.