Neil Wildgust

Neil Wildgust is the President and CEO of Carbon Management Canada (CMC), responsible for leading the organization in supporting industry, governments and other organizations attempting to reduce emissions and meet their net-zero goals.

Neil has been a champion of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies for the past two decades, bringing over 35 years of geoscience expertise to our team. Prior to joining CMC, Neil had left his role as Director for Cordilleran Research at the British Columbia Geological Survey, to consult independently on CCS and risk assessment. He has also held past roles within the IEA Greenhouse Gas (IEAGHG) R&D Programme, the Petroleum Technology Research Centre leading the IEAGHG Weyburn-Midale Program, the Global CCS Institute in Calgary, and the Energy & Environmental Research Center in North Dakota. Neil also served as an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control between 2016 and 2021 and was a recipient of a Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership (PCOR) Partnership Pioneer Award in 2015.

With Neil’s guidance, CMC strives to position Canada as a global leader in carbon management, providing deep expertise and CCS research and recommendations where they’re most needed.