
Jeff Kinder
Executive Director
Science and Innovation at the Institute on Governance
Jeff has over 35 years’ experience in government science and innovation policy in the US and Canada. His US experience includes the National Science Foundation, the National Academies and the Naval Research Laboratory.
In Canada, Jeff has worked at Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada and the Council of Science and Technology Advisors. He led the Federal S&T Secretariat supporting the Minister of Science, the DM Champion for Science and related initiatives. More recently he created and led the science and innovation area of practice at the Institute on Governance. He is now Director, Science, Technology and Innovation, at the Council of Canadian Academies. At University of Ottawa, Jeff is Executive-in-Residence at the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) and an adjunct at the Telfer School of Management. Jeff is a board director of the Canadian Science Policy Centre, the Inclusive Innovation Hub and a governing council member of the HIBAR Research Alliance. He holds a PhD in public policy, a Master’s in science, technology and public policy, and a BS in physics.
Janet E. Halliwell
Mehrdad Hariri
Denise Amyot
Janet King
Homa Kheyrollah Pour
Homa Kheyrollah Pour
Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair
Wilfrid Laurier University
Andre Albinati
Karimah Es Sabar
Karimah Es Sabar
Canadian Life Sciences Leader + Chief Executive Officer & General Partner
Quark Venture LP + Corporate Director
Dr. Naveed Aziz
David B. Watters





Homa Kheyrollah Pour
Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair
Wilfrid Laurier University


Karimah Es Sabar
Canadian Life Sciences Leader + Chief Executive Officer & General Partner
Quark Venture LP + Corporate Director
