Stevie O’Brien, Barrack Hill Public Affairs
Stevie O’Brien is a government relations strategist, public policy advisor, and lawyer with over a decade of senior political experience. She has served as Chief of Staff to several federal cabinet ministers, including at Public Services and Procurement Canada under Ministers Anita Anand and Filomena Tassi during Canada’s COVID-19 response. In that role, she supported major vaccine and medical supply procurements and contributed to key procurement policy initiatives, including the introduction of the federal government’s minimum 5% Indigenous procurement target.
She also served as Chief of Staff to Bill Blair, the Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, during cannabis legalization.
Stevie’s background includes senior campaign roles and advising corporations, associations, and non-profits on federal decision-making, procurement strategy, policy development, and political risk. She is also a regular political commentator for Canadian and international news outlets.