Dr. David Gauthier
Chairman
Agri and Aquaculture
Genome Prairie
Canada
Biography
Dr. David Gauthier is the Regional Director (NPC-West) of Natural Products Canada—a National Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research focused on the natural products sector. David was educated at Queen's University where he obtained BSCH (Biology), PhD (Biology) and MBA degrees. He previously served as Director of Business Development with Performance Plants Inc. and as Vice-President with Foragen Technologies Management Inc., which managed a national venture capital fund specialized in advanced agricultural technology investments. David moved to Saskatoon in May 2005 when he joined the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program as Regional Director. From 2008 until 2011, David was Chief Executive Officer of the Entrepreneurial Foundation of Saskatchewan. He has operated a private consulting firm focused on business investment and technology commercialization since 2012. David has served on a number of boards for both profit and not-for-profit organizations and has contributed to numerous committees, including Ag-West Bio Inc.
Research Interest
Agriculture, food science, food technology, crop science
