David Thompson is moving from Ontario to the National Farmers Union as its new executive director.
He has worked for the Ontario branch on policy research and analysis, managing programs and interviewing farmers.
He has also been on working groups with the International Programs Committee.
“Dave is the kind of deeply knowledgeable leader who brings everyone along while staying firmly committed to the mission and values of the NFU,” said NFU president, Jenn Pfenning who is an organic farmer between New Hamburg and Baden, Ont.
He earned a master’s degree in cultural, social and political thought from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and a PhD in history from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.
In 2018, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Ottawa. Much of his academic work was about the history of labour and activism. He has also worked as a union organizer for the Public Service Alliance of Canada which represents federal government workers.
