Michael Gregory
GIC 2026 Speaker

Michael Gregory

Deputy Chief Economist & Managing Director, BMO

Join grocery leaders, innovators and industry experts at Grocery Innovations Canada 2026 for practical ideas and perspectives shaping the future of the industry.
About the Speaker

Biography

Biography of Michael Gregory

Michael is part of the team responsible for forecasting and analyzing the North American economy and financial markets. He has spent his career working in either economics or financial markets research for firms on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. Prior to his current role, Michael headed up the Financial Services Analysis team at Bank of Montreal, focusing on regulatory and industry restructuring issues, before shifting to BMO Capital Markets Economics in 2004. He moved to Chicago in 2013, providing research support for the U.S. and Canadian fixed income business, before returning to Toronto in 2016. Michael is a graduate of Concordia University in Montreal and Western University in London, Ontario. He did doctoral studies at Fordham University in New York City, and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
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