Ian Hussey
Ian Hussey began his work as a research manager at the University of Alberta’s Parkland Institute in 2014 and earned a career appointment in 2019. He is a steering committee member of the Corporate Mapping Project, a seven-year SSHRC grant project on the oil, gas, and coal industries in Western Canada (2015-2022). Ian has conducted a wide range of research for Parkland, including on corporate restructuring and automation in the oilsands industry, Alberta’s coal phase-out, just transition, climate policy, minimum wage, and Alberta fiscal matters.
Before joining Parkland, Ian worked for several international development organizations, including as the co-founder and executive director of the Canadian Fair Trade Network. Ian has degrees in Sociology and in English from Acadia University, and a master’s in Sociology from the University of Victoria. His writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Edmonton Journal, New Political Economy, Alberta Views, National Observer, and The Tyee.
