In May 2007, Todd became Senior Economist at ATB Financial. As the bank's top economic expert, he tracks and analyzes developments in Alberta's and North America's economy. He holds a BA Honours in Economics from the University of Alberta and an MA in Economics from the University of Calgary. For more than 20 years he's worked as an economist at several different companies including Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canada West Foundation, and the Bank of Canada. For almost a decade, Todd taught economics at the University of Calgary.
In February 2012, Todd released his first book titled, The Boiling Frog Dilemma: Saving Canada from Economic Decline.

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