Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Ports are becoming critical gateways for the clean energy transition, and the market needs stronger coordination between cities, ports, fuel producers, investors, and project developers. My current focus is evolving the Green Ports Forum toward its next phase: a “ports as clean energy hubs” market activation platform, that can help turn fragmented maritime decarbonization activity into investable opportunities. The goal is practical: help ports and cities move from ambition to implementation by creating the governance, partnerships, project pipelines, capital pathways, and operating models needed to accelerate investment in clean fuels, zero-emission infrastructure, and a clean energy transition. I’m especially interested in connecting with funders, financial institutions, infrastructure investors, clean fuel producers, project developers, and implementation partners looking to fund, pilot, or finance practical solutions. I came to this work through a lifelong interest in how economies, infrastructure, and institutions shape prosperity. Long before I worked in climate and economic transition, I spent years travelling the world. It remains one of the best educations I’ve had, deepening my curiosity about different cultures, languages, and the ways societies organize themselves. Over the past three decades, I’ve worked across climate action, economic development, governance, sustainable finance, and international partnership-building, bringing together governments, industry, financial institutions, and civil society to move complex systems from strategy to execution. My work has included leading Vancouver’s Green Economy Strategy, contributing to the doubling of the city’s green jobs and attracting more than $2 billion in clean investment; helping establish InBC, a $500 million public impact investment fund; strengthening climate governance capability for boards and institutional leaders across Canada; serving on the board of Canada's largest credit union, and leading the strategy and evolution of the Green Ports Forum, a global platform bringing together dozens of leading cities and port authorities to accelerate maritime decarbonization. The biggest barrier to climate action isn’t technology, or even finance. It’s market activation. The challenge is creating the confidence, coordination, demand signals, and capital structures that allow investment to move at the pace and scale required.
Leading global strategy, partnerships, and implementation pathways to accelerate the energy transition of ports and maritime supply chains - one of the world’s most complex and emissions-intensive infrastructure systems. Working at the intersection of cities, industry, and finance to translate climate ambition into investment-ready transition pathways, regional collaboration, and scalable delivery across urban–maritime economies. Key contributions include: • Convening dozens of global cities, ports, and strategic partners through the Green Ports Forum to advance clean energy transition, low-carbon supply chains, and infrastructure investment readiness. • Shaping regional pathways for zero-emission equipment, shore power, and clean marine fuels, aligning public leadership with private-sector and financial stakeholders. • Translating research, peer learning, and policy ambition into credible implementation roadmaps and investment ready pathways. • Delivering high-leverage global impact with modest programme resources, demonstrating strong partnership mobilization and execution discipline. • Positioning ports as clean-energy hubs and engines of net-zero economic transformation within city-region economies.
Chair of the Risk Committee, providing oversight of enterprise risk management, financial resilience, regulatory compliance, and emerging risks including climate-related financial risk. Set committee agendas, chair meetings, guide risk dialogue, and ensure clear decisions and follow-through consistent with strong governance practice. Work with management and fellow directors to strengthen risk governance, stress testing, and forward-looking resilience for one of Canada’s largest values-led financial institutions.
Serve on the board of Canada’s largest credit union, providing governance and fiduciary oversight across strategy, risk, financial performance, and responsible banking. Contribute to board and committee work supporting enterprise risk management, technology oversight, governance, and audit, while advancing the organization’s commitment to sustainable finance, climate action, inclusive economic development, housing affordability, and Indigenous Reconcilation. Support long-term strategic direction for a values-driven financial institution serving hundreds of thousands of members and stewarding significant assets within the Canadian financial system.
Provide strategic sector insight to support impact-driven investment across enterprises and intermediaries advancing social and environmental outcomes. Contribute expertise in climate, economic development, and market transformation to inform investment perspective, partnership strategy, and ecosystem engagement. Engage with fund leadership and stakeholders to strengthen sector intelligence, impact alignment, and pathways to scalable impact, drawing on experience across public policy, infrastructure transition, and institutional collaboration.
Provide governance leadership for a regional initiative advancing maritime decarbonization, clean fuels readiness, and climate-aligned innovation across the Pacific Northwest’s port and shipping ecosystem. Work with board members, industry leaders, public agencies, and regulators to strengthen strategic direction, partnerships, and sector-convening supporting the transition to low-carbon maritime systems. Key contributions include: • Chairing the board to guide organizational strategy, governance, and growth during a period of expanding regional and international relevance. • Supporting delivery of the annual GreenShip conference, convening industry, regulators, researchers, and climate leaders to accelerate maritime transition. • Strengthening partnerships across ports, governments, and industry to advance clean fuels, emissions reduction, and climate innovation in the maritime sector. • Positioning VMCC as a trusted regional platform contributing to broader global dialogue on port and shipping decarbonization.
Held a senior strategy leadership role within British Columbia’s provincial impact investment fund, contributing to the organization’s early strategic direction, operational foundations, and market positioning during its formative phase. Worked at the intersection of public policy, institutional investment, and economic development to help shape investment strategy, partnership approach, and impact orientation across priority sectors supporting inclusive and sustainable growth. Key contributions included: • Supporting the development of enterprise-level strategy, operational structures, and investment positioning for a newly established public impact investment institution. • Contributing to the articulation of impact, economic development, and market-building objectives aligned with provincial priorities. • Engaging with senior government, investment, and ecosystem stakeholders to inform strategic direction and partnership pathways. • Providing strategic insight during a foundational organizational phase, helping position the institution for long-term impact and investment deployment.