Geneviève Gauthier

Geneviève Gauthier is an energy transition expert who has worked as a public and private sector advisor for over 20 years. Specifically, she helps clients develop and implement energy transition, energy efficiency, and carbon neutrality strategies to maximize environmental, social, and economic benefits. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Polytechnique Montréal and a Master of Science degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

She is currently the National Director of Strategic Innovation at Econoler, a consulting firm with over 45 years of experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating innovative policies, programs, and funding mechanisms related to energy efficiency and climate change mitigation.

Since 2012, she has also provided training in carbon neutrality, energy management, and measurement and verification (M&V) for numerous training organizations, including CIET and HEC Montréal.

Ms. Gauthier currently sits on the board of directors of the Ecotech Québec clean technology cluster, on the Quebec Council of Energy Efficiency Businesses (CQ3E), an organization dedicated to the recognition of energy efficiency as a distinct energy sector, and on the governance committee of the Energy Challenge in Real Estate, a BOMA Québec initiative that she jointly launched.

Finally, Ms. Gauthier is co-author of the 2018 book, Canadian Energy Efficiency Outlook: A National Effort for Tackling Climate Change, and she is regularly invited to present or moderate discussions at major conferences across Canada.