Josée Tremblay brings broad international experience leading large organizations and managing capital-intensive portfolios in heavy industrial settings. Her expertise is in articulating business opportunities through the lens of deep technical understanding, quality decisions, and strategic and commercial insights. She is a Principal at Strategic Decisions Group, a global firm specializing in helping companies discover innovative new opportunities and make the best possible strategic investments.

In her previous roles, she has worked both onshore and offshore in the energy industry and, most recently, on the production, development and exploration of Canada’s East Coast, where she was the Vice President for the region with Suncor Energy. During her tenure, she served over three years as the Chair of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)-Offshore Policy Group. She retains close connections with Atlantic Canada and is currently the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors at C-Core, an engineering R&D organization specializing in remote sensing, offshore wind and renewables, geotechnical, oceans and energy and a Director with TriplePoint Resources, a clean-energy venture.

With a career dedicated to fostering diversity in non-traditional fields and a passion for building an inclusive environment, Josee’s insight transforms and enables sustainable, outstanding performance.

Originally from Quebec, Josée is fluent in English and French and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary, a Strategic Decision and Risk Management certificate from Stanford School of Engineering and an Executive Education Certificate in Finance and Accounting from Rice University. She also recently attended the Harvard In-Residence Leadership program at the business school.

She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and an active member of the Schulich School of Engineering Dean’s Industry Advisory Council (SIAC).
Josée, along with her spouse’s and two children’s support, has a life-long interest in enabling access to learning and education. While living in Asia, she contributed to building libraries in Nepal and Vietnam. More recently, she built a sustainable bursary with the Engineering Faculty at the University of Alberta to increase access for students requiring financial assistance.