Vincent Rigby is assistant deputy minister of the Strategic Policy Branch at Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. He previously held the title of vice-president of the Strategic Policy and Performance Branch at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), a role to which he was appointed in December 2010. Prior to his arrival at CIDA, Mr. Rigby was the executive director of the International Assessments Staff at the Privy Council Office (PCO), reporting to the national security adviser to the Prime Minister.
Mr. Rigby also held the title of Afghanistan intelligence lead official while at PCO. He was responsible in this capacity for coordinating the Canadian intelligence community in support of Canada’s Afghanistan mission.
Before arriving at PCO, Mr. Rigby was assistant deputy minister (policy) at the Department of National Defence (DND) from 2006 to 2008. He was responsible for supporting the Minister of National Defence, through the deputy minister, in the formulation and execution of defence policy both at home and overseas.
Over his 14 years at DND, Mr. Rigby held a number of other positions within the Policy Group, including director general of policy planning, director of policy development and director of arms and proliferation control policy. Prior to joining DND, he was a defence and foreign policy analyst in the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament.
Mr. Rigby holds an MA in diplomatic and military history from Carleton University in Ottawa.
