John Gilmour
: Senior Fellow
Expert Overview
Dr. John Gilmour is an instructor on terrorism, counterterrorism, and intelligence, with the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute and Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA). He served for 37 years in the federal government, with Transport Canada, the Security and Intelligence (Operations) section of the Privy Council Office, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), serving most recently as the Head of Strategic Planning and Operational Analysis in the Counter-Terrorism Division. Dr. Gilmour also serves as an advisor and instructor for domestic and global clients with distinct national security and law enforcement program requirements.
John holds a BA from Carleton University, and a MA and PhD in War Studies from the Royal Military College (Kingston) He currently serves as the President of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies – Vancouver, and as a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network. He is on the editorial board for the Journal of Intelligence, Conflict and Warfare, has authored a number of peer-reviewed journal articles, and frequently serves as a commentator for national media on national security, terrorism and counter-terrorism, and intelligence to policy issues.
His professional and academic credentials qualify him to be characterized as a “pracademic”. Outside of these professional activities, John enjoys golf, swimming (masters club member), music, and reading. He’s married to Louise Panneton (expert consultant on P3 projects) and has five children (Sarah, Patrick, Richard, Jessica and Holly) and six grandchildren (so far!)
John Gilmour's work for MLI
