Ian Tobman

Ian Tobman currently serves as the Acting Manager and Senior Country Risk Analyst at Export Development Canada, where responsibilities include assessing political and economic risks in Africa for Canadian companies since August 2011. Prior experience includes a role as Political Officer at the Canadian Embassy, where Ian reported on the political situation in Israel amid Middle Eastern upheaval, and as Desk Officer in the Middle East Division, providing briefing materials on the political and security climate in Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria, while also coordinating policy on Canadian evacuations during the 2006 conflict in Lebanon. Ian holds a Master's degree in International Affairs with a focus on International Security Policy from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Commerce in International Business from McGill University.