Biography

Marc Saner is a Full Professor at the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He built the Institute for Science, Society and Policy at same University and served as its Inaugural Director. Formerly, he held managing positions at the Council of Canadian Academies, Carleton University’s Regulatory Governance Initiative and Ethics and Policy Issues Centre, as well as the independent Institute on Governance. In the past, he has been a public servant, a member of a think tank, and a private consultant. He has advised many government departments, international organizations and NGOs on risk management, ethics, and governance.