Martha has been a corporate lawyer, international trade expert, senior business executive and policy nerd. She was also elected twice as a Member of the Canadian Parliament.

Prior to joining the School of Public Policy, Martha was Chief Sustainability and Chief Climate Officer for Suncor Energy. She was instrumental in the development of the Oil Sands Pathways to Net Zero by 2050 initiative. Prior to Suncor Martha was the President and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Before that she worked in North America and Europe as a lawyer and senior executive, primarily in wireless telecommunications, after practising corporate law with Baker & McKenzie.

As a Member of Parliament, she served in the Official Opposition shadow cabinet for International Trade; Finance; Transport, Infrastructure and Communities; and Public Works and Government and served on the House of Commons committees for all of those portfolios.

She was named a Canadian Climate Champion in 2021; one of Canada’s Clean50 for 2022; a top global female oil and gas executive and one of the top 275 global women influencers. She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2023.

She has written dozens of essays, articles and op eds and has frequently been interviewed for national print and broadcast media.