Blair Feltmate

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Blair Feltmate

Associate Professor, University of Waterloo & Chair, Climate Change Adaptation Project, Canada

Dr. Feltmate is Associate Professor, and Director of Sustainability Practice, in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo.

Positions he holds include: Chair, Climate Change Adaptation Project, Canada; Chair, Pollution Probe; Co-Chair, Extreme Weather Task Force, City of Toronto; Senior Advisor (and Past Chair), Sustainable Electricity Program, Canadian Electricity Association; Board member, Duke of Edinburgh Awards; Member, Ontario Securities Commission's Environmental Reporting Advisory Committee; and Board Member, Sustainable Hamilton.

Prior to joining the University of Waterloo, Dr. Feltmate was Director of Sustainable Development, Ontario Power Generation, and before that he was Vice President of Sustainable Development, Bank of Montreal. Earlier in his career, Dr. Feltmate spent twelve years developing sustainable development programs for two dozen multi-national companies and industry associations.