Full Name
Darrell Bricker
Job Title
Chief Executive Officer
Company/ Property
Ipsos
Speaker Bio
Darrell Bricker is Global CEO, Ipsos Public Affairs. Prior to joining Ipsos in 1990, Dr. Bricker was Director of Research in the office of Canada's Prime Minister. He was also a research consultant with firms in Ottawa and Toronto. Dr. Bricker holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Carleton University, and a BA and MA from Wilfrid Laurier University. He has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree by Wilfrid Laurier University, which named him one of their top 100 graduates in the last 100 years. Darrell is also a Senior Research Fellow with the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, and at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in Waterloo, Ontario.
Darrell has written several national bestselling books.
Breaking Point (with John Ibbitson - Signal, 2025) is a seminal
work on the future of Canada.
Next: Where To Live, What to Buy, And Who Will Lead
Canada's Future (Harper Collins, 2020) was nominated for
Canada’s National Business Book Award.
Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline (with
John Ibbitson - Signal, 2020) was a finalist for the Donner Prize.
It has been published in multiple countries and translated into
ten languages.
The Big Shift (with John Ibbitson - Harper Collins, 2013), was a
number one Canadian bestseller.
Canuckology (with John Wright - Harper Collins, 2011)
We Know What You’re Thinking (with John Wright - Harper
Collins, 2009)
What Canadians Think About Almost Everything (with John
Wright – Doubleday, 2005)
Searching for Certainty: Inside the New Canadian Mindset
(with Ed Greenspon - Doubleday, 2002)
Dr. Bricker is a popular public speaker who regularly engages with audiences around the world. He's written articles for publications as diverse as Canada's Globe and Mail and France's Le Monde. He has also appeared on television and radio with all of Canada’s major national networks, and around the world with news broadcast organizations such as CNN, the BBC and NPR. Darrell is also the 2021 recipient of the Radio Television Digital News Association’s Hutton Award of Excellence for commitment to the betterment of journalism in Canada.
Darrell lives in Toronto with his wife Nina and daughter Emily.
Darrell has written several national bestselling books.
Breaking Point (with John Ibbitson - Signal, 2025) is a seminal
work on the future of Canada.
Next: Where To Live, What to Buy, And Who Will Lead
Canada's Future (Harper Collins, 2020) was nominated for
Canada’s National Business Book Award.
Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline (with
John Ibbitson - Signal, 2020) was a finalist for the Donner Prize.
It has been published in multiple countries and translated into
ten languages.
The Big Shift (with John Ibbitson - Harper Collins, 2013), was a
number one Canadian bestseller.
Canuckology (with John Wright - Harper Collins, 2011)
We Know What You’re Thinking (with John Wright - Harper
Collins, 2009)
What Canadians Think About Almost Everything (with John
Wright – Doubleday, 2005)
Searching for Certainty: Inside the New Canadian Mindset
(with Ed Greenspon - Doubleday, 2002)
Dr. Bricker is a popular public speaker who regularly engages with audiences around the world. He's written articles for publications as diverse as Canada's Globe and Mail and France's Le Monde. He has also appeared on television and radio with all of Canada’s major national networks, and around the world with news broadcast organizations such as CNN, the BBC and NPR. Darrell is also the 2021 recipient of the Radio Television Digital News Association’s Hutton Award of Excellence for commitment to the betterment of journalism in Canada.
Darrell lives in Toronto with his wife Nina and daughter Emily.
