Robin Prest leads the Democratic Participation and Innovation team at Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, where he builds the capacity of governments to co-create solutions and leads public participation initiatives that enhance the legitimacy of institutions, reduce polarization and earn public trust.

Robin was part of the leadership team for the Citizen Dialogues on Canada’s Energy Future—the first ever cross-Canada deliberative dialogue where a representative body of citizens made recommendations on federal energy policy—which is now included as a micro case study in the OECD’s landmark 2020 report, Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave.