Jared Wesley
Jared Wesley is a pracademic -- a practicing political scientist and former public servant -- whose career path to the University of Alberta Department of Political Science has included senior management positions in the Alberta Public Service. As lead of the Common Ground initiative, he studies the intersection of political culture, public opinion, and public policy. He is co-author of two leading books: The Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada (University of Toronto Press, 2018) and Inside Canadian Politics (Oxford University Press, 2020). Jared is a proud member of UAlberta’s Black Faculty collective, and a leader within the Black Youth Leadership and Mentorship Program in Edmonton.
