Dr. Maurice Bitran joined the Ontario Science Centre as Chief Executive Officer on June 16th 2014. Before joining the Ontario Science Centre, he was the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) of the Integrated Environmental Policy Division, Ministry of the Environment, ADM of Policy and Programs at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, ADM of the Secretariat to the Premier’s Jobs and Prosperity Council, and Ontario’s Chief Negotiator for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations with the European Union. Maurice has an academic background in physics and astronomy. During his tenure as the 2012 -13 Ontario Visiting Fellow at the University of Toronto, he taught a graduate course on the role of science in public policy. Maurice has served on the boards of MaRS Landing, Soy 20/20, The Challenge Factory, and is an advisor to the Toronto Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
physics and astronomy