Introduction
I am a project director at the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) where I lead assessments on Disaster Resilience and on the Circular Economy in Canada. Past recent projects at CCA include the reports on Indigenous Policing (for Public Safety Canada) and on Integrated Natural Resources Management (for NRCan).
Prior to joining the CCA in 2016, I was a research scientist at the St. Lawrence River Institute, a director of environment for eastern Ontario in a large consulting firm (WSP Canada), and a science advisor at Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).
I am a past President of the International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) and of the Society of Canadian Limnologists (SCL). I volunteer on the Board of Watershed Canada and as a member of several scientific advisory committees at the St. Lawrence River Institute, the Ottawa River Keeper, and the Lake Kivu Monitoring Program (Rwanda).
In 2019, I became the Chair of the Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE) which was incorporated as an NGO in 2020. In 2019, I was also appointed on the Science Advisory Board of the International Joint Commission (IJC).
Expert
Prior to joining the CCA in 2016, Jérôme held positions as a research scientist at the St. Lawrence River Institute, as director of environment in a large consulting firm (WSP Canada), and most recently as a science advisor at Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Jérôme is a past President of the International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) and the Society of Canadian Limnologists (SCL). He is a Board member of Watershed Canada and a member of several scientific advisory committees working on water science and governance. In 2019, he became the Chair of Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE) and was nominated on the Science Advisory Board of the International Joint Commission (IJC). As a freshwater expert, he continues to advise governments on water related issues.
Fields of expertise: Science policy, technology and innovation policy