Jac van Beek – Executive in Residence - has served senior leadership roles in national science and engineering institutions, several international consultancies, emerging special purpose enterprises and as CEO of a national certifying body. Throughout his career, he has served on advisory boards, been in service to national boards, presented at numerous national and international technical, professional and policy-oriented conferences, blogged about issues related to leadership, contributed chapters to the annual publication, “Innovation, Science, Environment”, Canadian Policies and Performance, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009, organized a national conference (2017) and was instrumental in providing national community input to ISO 20700 (international standard for management consulting organizations). In his capacity as a leader, he has designed and led national strategic planning processes, convened and led senior level and broad multi-layer organizational workshops, designed and orchestrated critical direction-setting initiatives, advocated on behalf of business, served as a witness to Parliamentary Committees and funded international ‘big science’ installations.
He has regularly shared his experiences with future leaders through his work with AIESEC, as a part-time professor at University of Ottawa for the past 28 years, through social media and currently through his role as Executive in Residence and Director, Graduate Programs in Engineering Management at the University of Ottawa.