Helen
Hu
Executive in Residence
Profile
I am a leader by influence and strategic sustainability advocate, possessing interdisciplinary training in MBA (Finance & Strategy) and Biochemical Engineering, also a Cerfied Energy Manager. As a catalyst in transformation, I help carve new paths forward by bridging gaps through capacity building, partnership and insight, while connecting the dots into further potential.
Highlights
• Sustainability / Community Building • Business / Political / Technical Acumen
• Planning, Opportunity Assessment: Climate, Environment, Scenarios
• Cross-sector Knowhow • Full-cycle Energy-Water Specialty • Bilingual +
Transformation and Innovation, Sustainability, Resilience, Cleantech
• Program management and reporting, including scoping and feasibility studies in local climate adaptation
• Innovation ecosystem enabler, including a Top 5 research institute
• As Sustainability Manager, led campus sustainability planning, while managing the Sustainability Steering Committee
• Improved processes for engagement, energy management and communications
• Advocated for partnerships to advance sustainability initiatives, including municipal participation and grant applications
• Championed research institute’s innovation ecosystem including government funder and industry partners for low carbon growth
• Revitalized a one-of-a-kind water and energy efficiency research program
Strategy, Planning and Projects | Energy, Water and Infrastructure, Suncor Energy
• Oversaw site project teams resulting in water reuse optimization, achieving sustainability, regulatory and annual financial goals
• Coordinated long-range planning and budgeting, including projections for water, utilities and GHGs
• Developed regional infrastructure strategy and framework
• Aligned post merger ($40B+) insight gap through KPIs reporting, while leading continuous improvement initiatives
• Piloted management system revamp for enhanced assessment of project, capital and risk management
• Owner’s project team for $10B+ greenfield facility design