He also received the title of Fellow of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University in 1986.
[1] From 1986 to 1988, Marcel Côté served as economic advisor to the Premier of Quebec Robert Bourassa.
In 1989 and 1990, he held the position of Director of Strategic Planning and Communications for Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
In 2010, he co-chaired a working group on issues of governance and taxation in Montreal which published the "Côté-Séguin Report: A city that lives up to our aspirations".
He also participated in the Table d’action en entrepreneuriat de Montréal and chaired the Board of Directors of Compagnie Marie Chouinard.