Thomas Marois is a Professor of Political Economy, Director of the Public Banking Project and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Public Banking at McMaster University. He is a leading scholar of public banks worldwide.

Thomas is Professor of Political Economy, Director of the Public Banking Project and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Public Banking for Sustainability, Inclusion, and Prosperity at McMaster University.

He is a leading scholar of public banks worldwide, focusing on public-public collaborations for the financing of green and just transitions.

Thomas is the author of the award-winning 2021 book, Public Banks: Decarbonisation, Definancialisation, and Democratisation with Cambridge University Press, which was awarded the 2023 Joan Robinson Prize by the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy. He sits on the Council of Europe Development Bank Award for Social Cohesion Jury and is an active member of the Finance in Common Summit Global Research Network.

Thomas holds a Ph.D. in Political Economy from York University.