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Mark Summers

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Vice President, Energy, Aerospace, Defence and Advanced Materials (EADAM) at Alberta Innovates funding programs

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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About

VP leading funding initiatives across agriculture, food, sustainable materials, and environmental sustainability, and interim VP of Investments; formerly Chief Innovation/Strategy Officer at Emissions Reduction Alberta. A Professional Engineer with a PhD in Nanostructured Engineering.

Experience

  1. Alberta InnovatesVice President of Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Talentcurrent2025 — present
  2. Alberta InnovatesVice President of Agriculture and Environment2024 — 2026
  3. Alberta InnovatesAssociate Vice President of Agriculture and Environment2023 — 2024Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  4. Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)Chief Innovation Officer2022 — 2023
  5. Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)Chief Strategy Officer2021 — 2022
  6. Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)Executive Director, Technology and Innovation2017 — 2021Greater Edmonton Metropolitan Area
  7. Alberta InnovatesDirector, Renewable Energy2011 — 2017Edmonton, Alberta
  8. Alberta EnvironmentClimate Change Engineer2009 — 2012

Skills & more

Renewable Energy14Climate Change9Nanotechnology12Materials Science6Thin Films1Characterization2OpticsMicrofabricationR&D3Scanning Electron MicroscopyMEMSPhysics
+10 moreNanomaterialsResearchSputteringTechnology TransferData AnalysisNanoparticlesElectron Beam LithographyEnergy StorageAFMMatlab

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Cindy Fox
Vice President, Finance at Alberta Innovates funding programs
Craig Elias
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James Keirstead
President & CEO, Levven Electronics Ltd. at Sproutx
Kari Bilyk
Vice President, People and Culture at Alberta Innovates funding programs
Kash Ahmad
EVP, Portfolio Risk & Governance at eCapital Canada
Michael Mahon
Chief Executive Officer at Alberta Innovates funding programs
Terry Rock
Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer at Alberta Innovates funding programs

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Summers?
VP leading funding initiatives across agriculture, food, sustainable materials, and environmental sustainability, and interim VP of Investments; formerly Chief Innovation/Strategy Officer at Emissions Reduction Alberta. A Professional Engineer with a PhD in Nanostructured Engineering.
Where does Mark Summers work?
Mark Summers is Vice President, Energy, Aerospace, Defence and Advanced Materials (EADAM) at Alberta Innovates funding programs.
Where did Mark Summers go to school?
Mark Summers studied at University of Alberta (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems and Nanosystems); University of Alberta (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Engineering Physics).

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Also worked at Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)1

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