Eugene Lang

Eugene Lang is an Adjunct Professor at Queen’s University’s School of Policy Studies within the Faculty of Arts and Science. He specializes in teaching core MPA courses like Policy Analysis and Public Administration, along with electives on Public Finance. Lang’s career spans federal government roles, including Senior Policy Advisor to Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of Staff to two Defence Ministers, alongside private sector consulting in public policy advocacy. He co-authored the award-winning book *The Unexpected War: Canada in Kandahar*, which examines Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan. Lang holds academic affiliations with the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Education: B.A./M.A. (Political Science) from University of Western Ontario, M.P.A. from Queen’s University, and M.Sc. in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics (Chevening Scholar).

Research Interests: Policy analysis, public administration, public finance, economic policy, and the defence-foreign policy nexus. His work emphasizes policy implementation, strategic communications, and governance dynamics across public and private sectors.

Awards: Winner of the Writer’s Trust Cohen Award, shortlisted for the Donner Prize, and recipient of the Queen’s University Champion for Mental Health designation (2023).

Lang advises Queen’s MPA teams in national case competitions and contributes to policy discourse through hundreds of media commentaries, academic publications, and expert testimony. He previously served as Interim Co-Director of Glendon College’s School of Public and International Affairs.