Glen Wright

Biography

Glen Wright served as the Chair of Hydro One Inc. where he reorganized its governance structure and management teams. Mr. Wright also served as the Chair of Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (formerly the Workers’ Compensation Board), where he led a major restructuring. He has extensive experience in public policy and government, having been a key political advisor to a number of National and Provincial leaders. He also served as a Member and Co-Chair of the International Democratic Union, an organization representing political parties from 32 countries. Glen served as a Member of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, created as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and served as the Chair of the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC). JPAC is composed of five representatives from each NAFTA country. Glen’s private sector career has focused primarily on the insurance and actuary fields where he founded and operated one of the top ten pension and benefit companies in Canada. In addition, he has served on the Board of a wide range of corporations in the environmental, technology and manufacturing sectors. He is currently serving as the Chairman of Waterloo North Hydro, an electricity utility, and Chairman of the Council for Clean & Reliable Electricity. He has participated in a variety of charitable and not-for-profit Boards including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Wilfrid Laurier University.

Research Interest

Warer housing  Waste Products of  Pharma