Jeremy Roberts

Senior Fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Jeremy Roberts is a community builder who has been involved in public service from a young age. Elected at 26 as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa West – Nepean, he went on to serve as Vice-Chair of the Finance Committee and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children, Community & Social Services. A long-time advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities, Roberts successfully secured a multi-million-dollar investment in a new hospital expansion for kids with special needs and helped oversee the transformation of clinical services for these children province-wide. He holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Oxford and is the past recipient of the United Way’s Community Builder of the Year Award. Roberts currently lives in Toronto with his partner, John.