Douglas Porter has more than 30 years of experience analyzing global economies and financial markets. As chief economist at BMO Financial Group, he oversees the macroeconomic and financial market forecasts. He’s also the author of the bank’s weekly series Talking Points and co-authors the firm’s weekly flagship publication Focus.

Most recently, Porter’s team was ranked the No. 1 U.S. forecaster among 60 global firms and the No. 1 Canadian inflation forecaster among 28 firms in the 2023 Focus Economics Survey.

As a respected commentator on economic and financial trends, he’s regularly quoted in the national press and often interviewed on radio and television.

Porter’s career began at the Bank of Canada and before joining BMO, he held the positions of economist and country risk analyst with other Canadian financial institutions.

He has been a member of C.D. Howe’s Monetary Policy Council since 2008 and serves on the investment management committees of BMO’s Canadian pension plan and the University of Western Ontario’s endowment fund.

Porter, CFA, earned a master’s degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario.