EVIO’s Governance
EVIO’s core activities are overseen by an impressive group of leaders from industry and academia. From evaluating R&D projects to overseeing the initiative’s strategic direction, these two central bodies are core to EVIO’s governance.
Steering Committee (SC)
The Steering Committee provides strategic oversight and ensures the effective operation of the EVIO program.
Chair: Charmaine Dean
VP Research and International, Waterloo
Arvind Gupta
Scientific Director of EVIO
Leah Cowen
Vice President, Research and Innovation, University of Toronto
Amir Asif
Vice President, Research and Innovation, York University
Julie St. Pierre
Vice President, Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa
Chris Smith
Corp. Vice President, Platform Software & Firmware, AMD (UofT)
Paul Slaby
Managing Director, Canada’s Semiconductor Council
Innovation Management Committee (IMC)
This committee is responsible for assessing and selecting projects that align with EVIO’s technology development objectives and commercialization goals.
Chair: Arvind Gupta
Scientific Director of EVIO
Matt Davison
Dean, Faculty of Science, Western University
Jim Banting
Assistant Vice-Principal (Partnerships and Innovation), Queen’s University
Hadis Zarrin
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of Nano-Engineering Laboratory for Energy and Environmental Technologies (NLEET), Toronto Metropolitan University
Narayan Kar
Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Electrified Vehicles, University of Windsor
Lakshmi Varaha Iyer
Senior Manager of R&D, Magna International