Jeanette Jackson

Clean technology solutions are key to tackle climate change and drive transformative growth and innovation while reducing harmful impacts on people, water, land, and air. Canadian clean tech developers are continuously proving their capacity for practical, real world, results-driven innovation. Jeanette and her team at Foresight are accelerating the growth and impact of cleantech ecosystems across Canada. Under Jeanette’s leadership, Foresight has supported over 700 cleantech start-ups, generated $503 M in capital support and $255 M in revenue from supported ventures, resulting in the creation of over 6,270 cleantech jobs. Jeanette also expanded the accelerator programs from one province to four, building a vibrant innovation challenge program with focus on commercialization, capital, and exports.