
Mark Fisher became the President and CEO of the CGLR in 2014, which today comprises CGLR Canada (trade association), CGLR Canada Foundation (public charity), CGLR USA (trade association) and the CGLR Foundation (public charity).
Prior to joining CGLR, he served as a foreign policy advisor in the Privy Council Office, the federal department that supports the Prime Minister of Canada and the federal Cabinet, where he focused on advancing Canada’s interests in North America and with APEC and its member countries.
With a career spanning multiple sectors over the last 20+ years, Mark has extensive experience advising government, corporate, academic, and NGO decision-makers on a range of complex socio-economic and environmental matters, as well as the collaborations and the policy solutions and business strategies required to address them.
In addition to CGLR, Mark is a member of the International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Water Quality Board. Recently, he was also a publicly elected school board trustee for 13 years with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and a director on the board of Easter Seals Ontario.
Mark is a recipient of the Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence.