Graham Campbell

Director General, Office of Energy Research and Development, Natural Resources Canada

In his position as Director General, Office of Energy Research and Development, Mr. Campbell is responsible for Natural Resources Canada’s Energy S&T programs which provide funding for research and development in technologies related to sustainable energy supply, conversion and end-use.

At present, Graham is leading NRCan’s work to develop strategic priorities for federal energy S&T and is undertaking an examination of federal energy S&T investments and delivery mechanisms. 

He is the co-chair with Alberta of the federal-provincial-territorial Energy Technology Working Group convened under the auspices of the Council of Energy Ministers.  The ETWG’s role is to identify priorities for energy technology development across Canada and to build public-private partnerships to accelerate the availability of new energy technologies.

Graham chairs the International Energy Agency’s Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT), which plans and coordinates the IEA’s program of R&D in a wide range of energy technologies, organized into four Working Parties and 41 Implementing Agreements. 

Mr. Campbell is a graduate of the University of Waterloo (Physics) and the University of British Columbia (Metal Physics) and is a member of the Association of Petroleum Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA).