Mark Carney has never held elected office, but for years has been touted as a future leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and if the polling goes as expected, he is the favorite to win his party's leadership race on Sunday.

He is a card-carrying member of the global technocratic elite, and he has led not one but two central banks—Britain’s and Canada’s. And he’s a regular at Davos.

Carney comes from a long career in finance, which people believe will help him manage the growing economic tensions between the U.S. and Canada. Carney is expected to be sworn in sometime this week,