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Former Deputy PM & trade negotiator

Chrystia Freeland

Chrystia Freeland delivers insider perspective on international relations, trade policy, and American leadership through firsthand experience negotiating with U.S. administrations. Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and bestselling author helps organizations understand geopolitical strategy and economic policy from an allied nation's viewpoint.

Trusted by Trump Administration, Biden Administration, Plutocrats

Chrystia Freeland, Speaker | Author & Ex-Deputy PM

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  • Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Canada
  • Bestselling author of Plutocrats and Unreliable Boyfriend
  • Expert in trade negotiations and global economic policy
Chrystia Freeland is a former deputy prime minister of Canada whose firsthand experience negotiating with American leaders gives her rare insight into how the world sees the United States. Freeland served as Canada's finance minister and deputy prime minister, where she led trade negotiations with the Trump and Biden administrations. She is the bestselling author of Plutocrats and her forthcoming book, Unreliable Boyfriend, which examines America's shifting role on the world stage. Freeland's value lies in perspective. Having sat across the table from American presidents and their teams, she understands how U.S. policy decisions ripple outward and how they look from the outside. She translates that experience into frank, often funny analysis of what America gets right, what it gets wrong, and how its leaders can craft policies that actually deliver for working people rather than just promising to. Audiences leave Freeland's talks with a clearer understanding of how allies perceive American power, practical frameworks for thinking about trade and economic policy, and a renewed sense of what American leadership could look like when it is consistent and purposeful. Her arguments are grounded in real negotiations and real outcomes, not theory. Book Chrystia Freeland for an outsider's honest, informed take on America at a moment when that perspective has never mattered more.

Why we recommend booking Chrystia

Freeland brings the rare vantage point of someone who has negotiated directly with multiple U.S. administrations, translating complex trade dynamics into practical frameworks your leadership teams can actually use. Her track record across both Trump and Biden negotiations means she understands how American policy decisions land with allies and trading partners in real time.

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