Terry Cowl
Terry Cowl is currently Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada – San Francisco/Silicon Valley. Terry’s teams in SF and Palo Alto support Canadian entrepreneurs seeking technology and investment partnerships with firms in the Bay Area as well as supporting foreign direct investment from Northern California and Hawaii into Canada. Terry was previously the Director of the Economic Analysis and Coordination Division at Global Affairs Canada where his team was responsible for Canada’s economic sanctions, development finance (including the creation of the new Development Finance Institution or FinDev Canada), and providing strategic advice on global economic stability and energy security. His previous assignments include Deputy Director at the Assignments and Pool Management Division, Deputy Director of the North America Commercial Relations Section and Economic Advisor for the North America Bureau. From 2007-2010, Terry served as Canada's ASEAN Regional Economic Advisor, based out of the High Commission of Canada in Singapore. Posted during the Global Financial Crisis, he was responsible for providing up-to-date analysis on economic developments in Southeast Asia.
Before joining Global Affairs Canada, he held positions in other portfolios within the federal government - such as the Privy Council Office, Natural Resources Canada and Canadian Heritage. Originally from Nova Scotia, Terry holds a Masters degree in International Affairs (Carleton), a Masters in Political Science (Waterloo) and a Bachelors degree in Political Science (Acadia).