Advisory Council

Executive Director

Claudio

Professor Claudio CañizaresÌý

Executive Director, WISE
University Professor and Hydro One Endowed Chair
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of EngineeringÌý

Advisory Council

The Advisory CouncilÌýcomprises senior leaders from the business community engaged in the development of the energy sector and shaping its future directions. The Council members help guide our future initiatives, provide input to our strategic research directions and help to further the Institute's goals and mission.

Pratap

Pratap Revuru

Senior Director, Microgrid Solutions and Strategic Partnerships at Schneider Electric

Knebel

Joachim Knebel

Head of Division III – Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Zhu

Julia Zhu

Executive Vice President, Chief Digital & Innovation Office

Ehsan

Ehsan Nasr

Director, Ph.D, P. Eng, SMIEEE

Bruce

Bruce Orloff

Partner, Energy & Utilities at IBM Canada

Nelson

Nelson Leite

Citadel C Suite Solutions, CEO

mario

Mario Montana

Solicitor, Mario Montana Solicitors

NATHAN

Nathan Joos

Director - Hydrogen Technologies, Cummins

Harneet

Harnnet

Harneet Panesar

North American Lead - Power and Utilities, Advisory, HatchÌý

David

David Devereaux

Director, Resource Planning, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

John

John Wilkinson

Corporate Director specializing in Sustainability and Governance

Lindsey

Lindsey Arseneau-MacKinnon

Senior Consultant, Singer & Watts

Internal Board of Management

The BoardÌýprovides operational oversight and approval. The directors include:

  • WISE Executive Director
  • Deans of Engineering, Environment and Science
  • Eight regular WISE faculty members from five faculties

Ìý Chair

Dr. Charmaine Dean, Vice-President, University Research, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ

Ìý Members

Dr. Mary Wells, Dean of Engineering

Dr. Bruce Frayne,ÌýDean of EnvironmentÌý

Dr. Chris Houser,ÌýDean of ScienceÌý

Dr. Amelia Clarke, Professor & Associate Dean of Research, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development

Dr. Kankar Bhattacharya, Professor & Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Dr. Sivabal Sivaloganathan, Professor & Chair, Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics

Dr. Suzanne Kearns, Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment; and Founding Director, À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics (WISA)Ìý

Dr. Sarah Burch, Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment; and Executive Director, À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Climate Institute (WCI)

Dr. Roy Brouwer, Professor, Economics, Faculty of Arts; and Executive Director, Water Institute (WI)

Dr. Maurice Dusseault, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science

Dr. Ranjini Jha, Professor & Approved Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor; Finance, School of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Arts