Core Specializations:
Economics and industrial strategy, renewable energy, marketing and communications

Education:
B.A. (Economics) University of British Columbia; M.A. (Economics and Industrial Relations) Queen’s University; Sloan Scholar in Economics and Industrial Strategy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Ivey Executive Management Certificate, University of Western Ontario

Associated with firm since: 2009

Previous Experience:
Senior government positions in Alberta and Ontario
Senior executive positions in energy and natural resource sectors
General Manager, USA Sales and Marketing for a major international forest products company

With over 20 years of industry and government experience, Mr. Posposil joined Nichols Applied Management in 2009. Most recently, he was a Vice-President and Senior Consultant, North America with the UK-based community/renewable energy firm Windspire Partners, as well as a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the Queen’s University Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy.

In earlier stages of his career, Mr. Posposil was also Assistant Deputy Minister in the Ontario Ministry of Energy, Chief of Staff to the Ontario Deputy Minister of Finance, and Director, Trade and Investment, Alberta Economic Development and Trade (now Alberta Finance and Enterprise). His private sector experience also includes 5 years in leading the U.S. marketing, sales and distribution division for a major international forest products company and 3 years as President of a not-for-profit energy-related trade and advocacy organization.

As a consultant, Mr. Posposil has worked on a wide range of industrial development initiatives and projects for clients in Alberta, Ontario and the U.S. This includes project development work related to renewable energy, retail/commercial development, community sustainability initiatives, tourism development and marketing, and food processing. Mr. Pospisil has extensive experience in developing and leading major public consultation processes, in addition to moderating and facilitating focus groups and roundtable discussions.