Strategic insight and economic intelligence for leaders shaping the future.
ABOUT
Robin Shaban, PhD is a Canadian economist, public policy expert, and Partner at 2R Strategy.
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2R Strategy combines economic intelligence, public policy expertise, and strategic foresight to help organizations navigate uncertainty, allocate capital wisely, and anticipate structural shifts before they become crises. Working at the intersection of markets and institutions, Robin and co-founder Ron Memmel provide board-level insight for leaders operating in complex, high-stakes environments.
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Robin also advises on social policy and philanthropic capital strategy. Through their Philanthropy Strategy & Impact Advisory, Robin helps donors and institutions deploy resources in ways that address structural drivers rather than surface-level symptoms, and measure progress towards complex and ambitious goals.
Prosperity depends on how power and capital are structured.
Robin’s academic and policy work examines how competition policy, market concentration, and regulatory design shape long-term economic performance. Their research explores the institutional conditions that enable innovation, productive investment, and broad-based prosperity, and the risks that arise when power becomes entrenched and markets stagnate.
As Co-Founder and Chair of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, Robin leads research and public analysis aimed at strengthening competitive market institutions in Canada. Their work bridges rigorous economic scholarship with practical policy reform, contributing to debates on competition law, industrial strategy, foreign investment, and the structure of modern markets.