Cristian is a Senior Advisor at the Impact and Innovation Unit (IIU). In this role, he applies geopolitical risk, defence/security knowledge, and operations management expertise to safety and national defence files.

Dr. Denise Dubois is a Senior Advisor at Impact and Innovation Unit (IIU), where she uses applied behavioural and data science for positive change in the defence sector.

Guy Halpern is a Senior Advisor with Impact and Innovation Unit (IIU). Guy is supporting the IIU’s departmental partners on the Government of Canada’s defence priority through strategic analysis, risk mitigation and change management.

Sanjida is a Policy Analyst at the Impact and Innovation Unit, where she works on advancing behavioural cyber security. Her work supports the application of evidence and research to public policy challenges, with a focus on strengthening cyber resilience among Canadian organizations. 

Bushra is a Policy Analyst on the People, Talent, & Operations team at the Impact and Innovation Unit. In her role, she provides support for staffing and operational initiatives to advance the Unit’s priorities.

Iman is a Senior Advisor who supports the IIU's departmental partners on safety and defence files. Drawing on her experience as a lawyer, she has engaged with departments and agencies across the federal public service, providing legal analysis, regulatory and compliance support, and contributing to policy development. 

Prior to joining the IIU, Iman held positions at Elections Canada, the Department of Justice, Health Canada, the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Danté is a Political Science and Public Administration student at the University of Ottawa. He is using his co-op terms to support the Impact and Innovation Unit on safety and defence files. Drawing on his background in policy and mixed methods research, he assists our behavioural science fellows with sludge audits and research projects. He is also supporting our work in Northern Canada and has proven to be a valuable asset to the team.

Anton Bezglasnyy is a Lead of, Behavioural and Data Science at the Impact and Innovation Unit. He works with a multidisciplinary team to develop evidence-based solutions for complex public policy challenges. 

Claudia is a Behavioural Science Fellow in the Impact and Innovation Unit (IIU).

Before joining the IIU, she was a Senior Marketing and Communications Manager in the nonprofit sector, where she supported initiatives aimed at strengthening Canada’s STEM talent pipeline.

Claudia holds a PhD in Neuroscience from McGill University, where her scientific training shaped her longstanding interest in making science accessible, engaging and useful beyond academia.
 

Krysten is a Behavioural Science Fellow with the Impact and Innovation Unit (IIU). In her current role, she applies behavioural science and evaluation approaches to support the assessment of organizational culture in the defence context, informing organizational improvement efforts and advancing scalable assessment practices.