In her role as President of the Hemmings Institute, Kathleen convenes leaders across Canada to address the most critical issues facing the country, with a focus on energy and national security. Anchored in a public service mindset, she works with organizations in the public, private and non-profit sectors to drive productive and responsible energy and defence policy decisions and investments. Kathleen is known for launching coalitions that enable Canada’s economic growth and global competitiveness. This includes leading coalitions to bolster Canada’s health security, Canada-US relations, sustainable energy transition, and defence infrastructure. Today, Kathleen holds Senior Advisor positions at Global Public Affairs and the MaRS Discovery District, and is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
Over the past 15 years, Kathleen’s leadership roles focus on the energy and cleantech sectors, working with leaders across Canada, the US, Latin America, Asia and the EU on clean energy policy. Kathleen was most recently Vice President, Strategic Engagement at the Public Policy Forum, where she worked with leaders across federal departments, provinces, territories, and Canada’s leading private and civil society to address Canada’s critical policy challenges and developments. Prior to this, Kathleen led Corporate Innovation at the MaRS Discovery District, where she was responsible for establishing strategic partnerships to bridge the divide between large organizations and innovative, emerging companies to commercialize Canadian technologies.
Kathleen holds a Master’s from the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, and a BAH from Queen’s University.
