Jean-Patrick holds a Ph.D. in environmental sciences and has been working as Senior Climate Program Director at the Trottier Family Foundation since 2022. During his career, he has conducted academic research and worked on several environmental and climate files with various national and international organizations. Prior to joining the Trottier Family Foundation, Jean-Patrick was Senior Advisor on Francophone Affairs at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and had been responsible for a portfolio of climate adaptation and mitigation projects as a capacity building advisor for the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program. Jean-Patrick also worked as a science officer at Future Earth and as science project manager at the David Suzuki Foundation, in addition to conducting some consulting assignments. Jean-Patrick was a columnist for Québec Science from 2019 – 2024 and has been part of various committees at Ouranos and the Canadian Climate Institute, and CIRANO’s Avant Garde. He currently sits on the Board of the Clean Economy Fund and on the Canadian Climate Institute’s Council of Advisors.
