Board Members

Research Manitoba’s board appointments are made by Lieutenant Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Advanced Education and Training.
The board will consist of at least nine but not more than 17 directors.

Current Board Members:

Andrea Legary (Chair)
Chief Science and Technology Officer, The Recoup Group

Jason Leibert (Vice-Chair)
Chief Growth Officer, MSP Starch Product Inc.

Dr. Mario Pinto
Vice-President (Research and International), University of Manitoba

Dr. Peter Nickerson
Vice-Provost (Health Sciences) and Dean, Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Immunology, Flynn Family Chair in Renal Transplantation, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba

Dr. Athar Ata
Chair and Professor of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg

Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy
Professor of Medicine and Immunology, Endowed Rheumatology Research Chair, University of Manitoba

Luis Escobar
Principal, Transportation, Stantec Consulting

Erin Romeo
Executive Vice-President, Digital Innovation, Strategy and Partnerships – Glacier FarmMedia

Dr. Sri Navaratnam
President and CEO, CancerCare Manitoba

Ex Officio, Non-Voting Members:

Jan Forster – active as of November 2023
Deputy Minister
Advanced Education and Training

Dr. Jean-Eric Ghia – active as of July 2023
Chair
Research Manitoba Research Advisory Committee