Zakiah Kassam is President of AirVironment Canada, and a Senior Associate of the Boxfish Infrastructure Group. She is also the Chair of the ISO technical committee on Environmental management (ISO/TC 207). Zakiah has 20 years of professional experience spanning the energy sector, including design of large oil and gas facilities; environmental and occupational health and safety assessments; and large international and multi-national development projects in Central Asia and the Middle East. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, a Master of Environmental Engineering degree from the University of Calgary, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Laws in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from the University of London. Zakiah is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, Professional Engineers Ontario, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers and the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
