The NCC Board of Directors is composed of experts and leaders from Canadian academic, not-for-profit, and private sector organizations, including the NCC’s five founding institutions.
The Board is focused on building governance, developing strategic priorities, and establishing the NCC’s role as a leader, and catalyst for cybersecurity and privacy resilience in Canada.
Dr. Charmaine Dean (Ph.D., University of Waterloo) is Vice-President, Research and International at the University of Waterloo. In this role, she provides strategic leadership across research and innovation, commercialization, and internationalization. ...
She is also responsible for building strategic alliances and partnerships with other academic institutions, governments, businesses, and industries at the regional, national, federal, and international levels. Several key collaboration portfolios are managed by her office, including the university-level Centres and Institutes and several major industrial partnerships spanning various units in the university.
She has drawn a focus to ethics and social impact related to technology developments through various initiatives and is a key driver for equity and diversity in the context of research and internationalization.
Before joining the University of Waterloo, Dr. Dean served as the Dean of Science at Western University from 2011 to 2017. She also played a major role in establishing the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, serving as Associate Dean of the Faculty and as the founding Chair of the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science.
Dr. Dean has received numerous awards for her work, including Fellowships from the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the Fields Institute, the American Statistical Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She has held several editorships and served in numerous leadership roles, both nationally and internationally, in equity and inclusion, statistics and data science, research, and computing infrastructure.
In Canada, she served as President of the Statistical Society of Canada and serves on several Boards of Directors. She is currently the Chair of the Council of NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada).
Amir Belkhelladi leads our Canadian Cyber Risk Practice and has nearly 20 years of cybersecurity experience, focusing on strategic advice and the leadership of significant global cybersecurity transformation programs. ...
Prior to joining Deloitte, Amir served as Accenture France’s security practice leader, following roles as group chief security architect and group operations chief technology officer at Lloyds Bank.
Tim Evans is Vice-President, Research, Innovation and Impact at Concordia University. He earned a medical degree from McMaster University and a DPhil in agricultural economics from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. ...
Before joining Concordia, Evans was the inaugural director and associate dean of the School of Population and Global Health at McGill University.
He also served as the associate vice president of global policy and innovation.
He was executive director of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and held senior leadership roles at the World Bank, the World Health Organization, and BRAC University.
Throughout his career, Evans has played a key role in advancing global health initiatives. He co-founded Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, led the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health, and worked to expand access to HIV treatment and midwifery training in Bangladesh.
Dr. William Ghali was appointed Vice-President (Research) effective March 1, 2020. Dr. Ghali is a world-class researcher and Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. ...
Dr. Ghali is also a physician, specializing in General Internal Medicine (MD (1990) – University of Calgary, FRCP(C) (1994) – Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario), and completed methodological training in health services research and epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health (MPH, 1995).
Dr. Ghali was the scientific director of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary. Dr. Ghali has held millions of dollars of peer-reviewed research funding from a number of agencies through his research program, focused on evaluating and improving health system performance for better patient outcomes and improved system efficiency. He has held a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Health Services Research for two five-year periods and has published more than 420 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
He is a Fellow of both the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and the Royal Society of Canada. The Globe and Mail featured him in April 2012 as the Canadian public health researcher with the highest publication H-index. Dr. Ghali has also been named in Thomson Reuters' list of the top 1% most highly cited researchers by discipline. He is co-director of the University of Calgary World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre in Disease Classifications and Health Information.
Antoine Guilmain holds a doctorate in information technology law from Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne and Université de Montréal. He has published numerous monographs and articles,... lectures frequently, and teaches at several universities. Antoine is an experienced legal professional with an international background spanning Canada, the United States, and Europe.
He offers strategic and operational advice on a wide range of data protection and cybersecurity matters, including privacy, GDPR, anti-spam compliance, risk management, and consumer protection. Antoine’s expertise extends to advising on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual and augmented reality, and the Internet of Things, helping businesses navigate legal implications and regulatory challenges. His practice focuses on the legal complexities surrounding AI integration, providing guidance on AI contracts, accountability, and data governance.
He represents clients in judicial and administrative courts, including the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec and the Federal Court of Canada. Antoine also supports clients in security incident investigations by regulatory authorities. Holding two PhDs in Information Technology Law from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the Université de Montréal, Antoine has received numerous international certifications in privacy and regularly contributes to public debates and lectures globally.
Previously, he served as Associate General Counsel at a leading US technology company, where he contributed to product development and regulatory interactions. Antoine is ranked among Canada’s top privacy and data protection lawyers by prestigious legal directories.
Elaine Hum is Director, Cybersecurity Partnerships at Scotiabank, where she develops partnerships with academic and non-academic institutions for talent and innovation. She is also a coach for the Scotiabank Ignition program, a STEM recent... graduate rotation program for Technology. Elaine also serves as a member of the Program Advisory Committee for the Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate Program at Centennial College and as an Advisory Board Member for the Fields Cybersecurity Accelerated Program.
Elaine has worked in the financial industry for over 25 years and spent most of her career at the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA), where she provided analysis and advice on the financial industry's operational resilience, cybersecurity, and business continuity issues. She was also a federal lobbyist advocating for cybersecurity-related issues. Furthermore, Elaine managed the annual Canadian Financial Institutions – Computer Incident Response Team (CFI-CIRT) conference for 13 years, hosting over 600 IT security professionals from the banking industry.
During her career at the CBA, Elaine held roles in IT security, business continuity, domestic banking operations, payments, and government retail debt, and coordinated fundraising campaigns for not-for-profit charitable organizations, including the Canadian Red Cross, the Terry Fox Foundation, and UNICEF. In 2013, she was appointed Chairperson of the Canadian Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) for a three-year term, serving as an ambassador for the Canadian User Group Committee and SWIFT, a financial-industry, member-owned cooperative that provides secure, global financial messaging services. She also served as Secretary for the SWIFT Canadian User and Member Group for more than a decade.
Marc Kneppers is the owner of a small cybersecurity firm called Goldenrod Consulting. He holds a Master of Science in Astronomy and has recently completed a Master of Data Science & Analytics. Despite these academic credentials,... his professional career has focused on Internet, IT, and security since 1997. The bulk of his career has been spent at TELUS, initially designing and operating Internet services, and later expanding into security for Internet, Mobility (3G/4G/5G), and all types of network and computing services. He ended his career at TELUS after 23 years as Chief Security Architect, responsible for the overall security architecture and strategy across most areas of the company, and reporting to the TELUS executive.
He has held, and continues to hold, Top Secret clearances with the federal government as a direct result of his contributions to national cybersecurity strategy, direction, operations, and standards as a representative of TELUS. He was the editor and contributor of the current set of security best practices for the Canadian ICT industry. He has contributed to international cybersecurity standards in telecommunications and been part of multilateral, international security teams.
In a unique role, he was accountable for the cybersecurity review and mitigation of Huawei equipment in Canada throughout its entire lifecycle, coordinating with my colleagues at other organizations and within the government. This experience has given him a valuable perspective on supply chain security, the challenges of security assurance in a global economy, and the balance between national and industry interests in cybersecurity. Currently, he runs a private consultancy, helping small businesses improve their cybersecurity. In this phase, he has focused on satellite cybersecurity solutions, which serve both the Canadian and European space markets, and has also worked with small businesses in Canada.
Emily Laidlaw is a Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law and Associate Professor at the University of Calgary in the Faculty of Law. She has taught a variety of courses over the years in Internet Law, Privacy and Cybersecurity, Media Law, Human Rights, Tort... Law, Intellectual Property, and Foundations of Law and Justice. She is also the Ethics Advisor to the Members of Council at the City of Calgary and previously practiced as a litigator.
From 2006 to 2014, Dr. Laidlaw earned her LLM and PhD at the London School of Economics and Political Science and served as an Assistant Professor (lecturer) at the University of East Anglia Law School. Dr. Laidlaw is a member of the Institute for Security, Privacy, and Information Assurance.
She researches information and technology regulation and human rights, with a focus on content regulation and platform liability, privacy and freedom of expression, and cybersecurity. She is the author of the book, Regulating Speech in Cyberspace: Gatekeepers, Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility (Cambridge University Press, 2015).
Steven N. Liss is Toronto Metropolitan University’s Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and a professor of Chemistry and Biology in the Faculty of Science. Steven returned to Toronto Metropolitan University in April 2017, following a decade of distinguished service at the... University of Guelph and at Queen’s University, where he served as Vice-Principal (Research) and a professor of Environmental Studies and Chemical Engineering.
He is an internationally recognized researcher in environmental biotechnology and engineering, wastewater and water management, with significant contributions and insights into microbial structures and processes in natural and engineered environmental systems. For his contributions to Canada’s research and innovation ecosystem, Steven was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. Steven has also held positions on several boards and councils and continues to play an important leadership role in building national digital infrastructure.
Steven has been instrumental in advancing Toronto Metropolitan University’s significant research growth and in developing partnerships and collaborations to scale and accelerate scholarly, creative, and research activities across the University. In his role he has been instrumental in the creation of the Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, the University’s role in the establishment of the Future Skills Centre, harnessing the University’s strengths in city building, the launch of City Building TMU, and advancing Toronto Metropolitan University’s role as a leader in health and well-being, including chairing the planning process that led to the approval to establish a new medical school at TMU to be based in Brampton.
Dr. David MaGee is the Vice-President Research at UNB. In his role, he provides leadership and vision in shaping UNB's strategic research direction and agenda, overseeing... research-related policies and programs, and developing a higher profile for the full spectrum of research and scholarly activities in all UNB's academic units.
Currently in his second term, Dr. MaGee was first appointed vice-president research in 2017. Prior to his appointment, Dr. MaGee served as dean of science (2008-2017) and as chair of the department of chemistry (1999-2007). In his capacity as vice-president (research), Dr. MaGee serves on the boards of several regional and national organizations, including the new Digital Research Alliance of Canada, Springboard Atlantic, the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, Research New Brunswick (as well as both of its pre-merger organizations, the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation and BioNB), the Canadian Consortium of Ocean Research Universities, Huntsman Marine Centre and AceNet.
A proud New Brunswicker, Dr. MaGee completed his PhD in synthetic organic chemistry at UNB in 1987. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Rochester, he returned to UNB as a faculty member in chemistry. His primary area of research inquiry has focused on new and/or simpler ways to make biologically-interesting and structurally-challenging natural products. He has published 49 peer-reviewed articles on his research, presented at more than 80 conferences and holds five patents for significant discoveries made in the course of his research.
Lee Morris is a Mi’kmaq who grew up on the Sipekne’katik First Nations in Nova Scotia. He graduated from Dalhousie University and has over 30 years of experience in the Information... Technology Industry, with 20 of those years dedicated to teaching across universities and community organizations. He currently serves as the IT Projects Manager for the Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI).
Mr. Morris is the Lead Instructor of the Advanced Indigenous Information Communications Technical Program for Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB). He also serves as a part-time Information Technology facilitator and instructor at New Brunswick Community College, bridging technical expertise with community-focused education.
In addition, he is a Senior Field Engineer for a Cisco Gold Partner company, providing advanced services to global governments and businesses. As a Certified Cybersecurity Specialist, he provides analysis, auditing, breach investigation, and ethical hacking services through his company, Ki’tpu Cyber & Technical Services (KCTS).
An energetic and focused business leader with a track record of driving value through the strategic use of innovative technology solutions. An internationally experienced executive with ... more than 20 years of experience in technology across various industries. Greg Murray has a proven track record of successfully delivering transformational, business-oriented, and risk-reducing technological solutions. He also leads the Rogers Technology Organization’s Inclusion and Diversity Program and Committee as Rogers Technology & Inclusion Committee Chair.
Furthermore, Greg is the Cyber Security and IT Risk Oversight Director-in-Residence for the National Rotman-ICD Directors Education Program (DEP) and the current co-chair of the Canadian Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. As a former member of the Big 4, Greg has briefed and advised many Senior Executive teams and Boards. He is regularly consulted and invited to speak at conferences and to present to post-secondary and university graduate students on contemporary and complex topics such as 5G, IoT, MEC, the future of cyber, and digital transformation.
Greg is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Athabasca University. He also holds the ICD.D designations from the Institute of Corporate Directors. He has lived and worked in the United States and Canada and is fluent in English and French.
Olivera Zatezalo holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Belgrade and is a cybersecurity and critical infrastructure leader with over 25 years of... professional experience in the Canadian telecommunications and energy sectors. She is best known for creating value through collaborative leadership, agile execution, and global cybersecurity expertise. She is the CISO & VP, Cyber and IT Security at the Ontario Power Generation (OPG).
Before joining OPG in Aug. 2024, she served as GM, Cybersecurity & Privacy, at Suncor in Calgary, Alberta, where she established the information security strategy and directed the implementation and monitoring of the organization's services, policies, standards, and solutions. In her current role at OPG, she provides information security guidance to senior leadership on managing information security risk, cyber crisis management, and compliance. Prior to moving to the energy sector, she spent over 20 years in the Canadian telecommunications industry, building and securing networks for major Canadian businesses and the Canadian government. She has worked closely with CSE (Communications Security Establishment) on some of the most significant cybersecurity threats to Canadian critical infrastructure. She has been active in multiple cybersecurity communities across Canada.
She served as an Advisory Board member of the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity for three years, was a member of Canadian Women in Cybersecurity, and was Co-Chair of Evanta, the CISO community in Calgary and now in Toronto. In 2020, ITWC and WISECRA recognized her as one of the Top 20 Women in Cyber Security in Canada. She is a frequent speaker at cybersecurity conferences on IoT security, AI cybersecurity, and privacy frameworks.