High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ian Brodie, (born July 25, 1967 in Toronto) is a Canadian political scientist and was Chief of Staff in Stephen Harper`s Prime Minister`s Office from Harper`s ascension to the position of prime minister until July 1, 2008. The news that he was leaving the post came days before the release of a report on the Clinton/Obama NAFTA leak controversy. He is currently a Strategic Advisor at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, DC.