Monica Gattinger (Chair)

Monica Gattinger is Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, Full Professor at the School of Political Studies, and Founding Chair of Positive Energy at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Gattinger is an award-winning researcher and highly sought-after speaker, strategic adviser and media commentator in the energy and arts/cultural policy sectors. Her innovative research program convenes business, government, Indigenous, civil society and academic leaders to address complex policy, regulatory, and governance challenges. She has published widely in the energy and arts/cultural policy fields, with a focus on strengthening decision-making in the context of fast-paced technological change and markets, changing social values, and fluctuating levels of trust in governments, industry, science and expertise. Dr. Gattinger is Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute; board member of the Clean Resource Innovation Network; and serves on advisory committees for the Institute on Governance, the National Research Council Canada, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, the Ontario Energy Board, the Ottawa Science Policy Network, and the University of Calgary. She Chairs the Editorial Board of the University of Ottawa Press and is a columnist for JWN Energy’s Daily Oil Bulletin. Dr. Gattinger received the 2020 Clean50 Award for her thought leadership in the energy sector. She holds a PhD in public policy from Carleton University.

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