Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission; Distinguished Professor at Simon Fraser University

Dr. Jaccard is Chair and CEO of the British Columbia Utilities Commission and Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Energy at Simon Fraser University (on partial leave). His research focuses on the design and evaluation of climate policies. He has served on many international processes, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, and the Global Energy Assessment. Domestically, he has served on the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, the C.D. Howe Institute, the Canadian Climate Institute, and the BC Climate Solutions Council. In 2009, he was appointed to the Royal Society of Canada and named British Columbia Academic of the Year. Three of his books have been shortlisted for the Donner Prize, with Sustainable Fossil Fuels winning in 2006. His latest book is The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Success. In 2025, he was awarded a King Charles Coronation Medal and named to the Order of British Columbia.