Eric Lascelles

Chief Economist at RBC Global Asset Management

Eric Lascelles is the Chief Economist for RBC Global Asset Management, Canada’s largest asset manager. He maintains the firm’s global economic forecast and advises its portfolio managers on key themes and risks. Eric is also a member of the RBC Investment Strategy Committee, which is responsible for the firm’s global asset mix recommendations. Prior to joining RBC GAM, Eric spent close to a decade at another large financial institution and was previously a researcher at Statistics Canada. Externally, he serves on the C.D. Howe Institute’s Business Cycle Council, the group that dates recessions and other economic turning points in Canada. He is also on the board of the Toronto Association of Business and Economics.