Jane E. Pagel

Biography

Ms. Pagel, was, until recently, interim President and CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), a $1 billion federal fund that supports the development and demonstration of new technologies that address issues related to climate change and the quality of air, water and soil. Throughout her career, Ms. Pagel has held significant leadership roles in environmental, energy, cleantech and sustainability organizations in government and the private sector. A graduate of the University of Toronto, where she received a B.Sc., D.Bact. and M.Sc. in microbiology, She has served on a number of boards and currently sits on the boards of Sustainable Development Technology Canada, the Canadian Mining Innovation Council, BluMetric, an Ottawa-based TSX Venture Exchange listed Cleantech company that delivers sustainable solutions to complex environmental issues and Kleinschmidt, a U.S.-based employee-owned company providing engineering, regulatory and ecological services to the hydroelectric, renewable power and water resources markets. Until her retirement in 2014, Ms. Pagel was President and CEO of the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA), which operated 800 water and wastewater treatment plants in Ontario, Canada. Member of the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee

Research Interest

Environmental Science and Earth science