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Our Advisory Council

The FPTT ADM Committee represents a cross section of assistant deputy ministers from among the FPTT Partners. The Council's primary role is to provide advice to FPTT on strategic direction and to facilitate individual department or agency input to horizontal issues related to technology transfer.

We count on Committee members to support the time and effort that their staff devote to FPTT activities.

FPTT ADM Committee members include:

  • Chair, FPTT ADM Committee
    National Research Council Canada
    Pat Mortimer
    Vice-President, Technology and Industry Support
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Marc Fortin
    Assistant Deputy Minister
    Research Branch
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
    Ian Graham
    Vice-President
    Knowledge Translation
  • Canadian Space Agency
    Gilles Leclerc
    Director General
    Space Technologies
  • Communications Research Centre Canada
    Veena Rawat
    President
  • Environment Canada
    John Carey
    Acting Assistant Deputy Minister
    Science and Technology Branch
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Wendy Watson-Wright
    Assistant Deputy Minister
    Science Sector
  • Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
    Stewart Beck
    Assistant Deputy Minister
    International Business Development, Investment & Innovation
  • Health Canada
    Karen Dodds
    Assistant Deputy Minister
    Strategic Policy Branch
  • Industry Canada
    Matthew King 
    Assistant Deputy Minister
    Science and Innovation Sector
  • National Defence
    Robert Walker
    Assistant Deputy Minister
    Science and Technology
  • Natural Resources Canada
    Geoff Munro
    Chief Scientist and Assistant Deputy Minister
    Innovation and Energy Technology Sector
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
    Janet Walden
    Vice President
    Research Partnerships Programs
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    Frank Plummer
    Scientific Director General
    National Microbiology Laboratory
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    Supt. Greg Peters
    Director
    Strategic Partnerships and Heritage Branch
  • Transport Canada
    Kristine Burr
    Assistant Deputy Minister
    Policy Group
  • Federal Partners in Technology Transfer
    Claude Morasse
    Director
  • Chair, FPTT Working Group
    Natural Resources Canada
    Elizabeth Blackburn
    Manager, Intellectual Property Management Office