Rudyard Griffiths

Rudyard Griffiths (born 1970) is a philanthropic adviser, author, and television broadcaster. He has edited various collections of essays on international, political and historical themes and is the author of the bestselling book Who We Are: A Citizen's Manifesto (2009). He has been a columnist at the National Post and The Toronto Star and a television anchor on CTV News Channel and the Business News Network. He is currently the host of Bloomberg North on Bloomberg TV Canada.

Rudyard Griffiths is the President of the Aurea Foundation. Founded by industrialist Peter Munk, the Aurea Foundation supports Canadian institutions involved in the study and development of public policy. The semi-annual Munk Debates are a signature initiative of the Aurea Foundation. Rudyard Griffiths is the organiser and moderator of the Debates. In 2015, he moderated the first-ever Canadian election debate dedicated to foreign policy issues.

Rudyard Griffiths was the co-founder of the Dominion Institute; a national charity created in 1997 to promote history and civics education in Canadian high schools. He stepped down as executive director in July 2008. Following the 2009 merger of the Dominion Institute and the Historica Foundation to create Historica Canada, he was a board member of the combined organization until 2012. He is a founding director and member of the executive committee of the board of the Global Centre for Pluralism; an international initiative of the Aga Khan IV and the Government of Canada.

In 2006, Griffiths was recognised by The Globe and Mail as one of Canada's Top 40 under 40. He studied history and political science at Trinity College, University of Toronto and completed a masters of philosophy at Cambridge University.

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