Speaker

Peter Levesque

Peter Levesque is the founder and President of the Institute for Knowledge Mobilization. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, his practice is focused on serving clients in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Peter has over fifteen years of experience working with governments, research institutes, and professional associations on issues of knowledge mobilization, including exchange, management, social media, transfer and translation.

His career has included serving as Deputy-Director of Knowledge Products and Mobilization at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, as Knowledge Exchange Specialist at the Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and as Chair of KMb at Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation. His early career included success as an entrepreneur and community developer. Peter is an experienced speaker, facilitator, and writer on knowledge mobilization issues.