Brian McCain

Brian McCain graduated from Queen’s University in 2006 with a B.Sc in Engineering Physics and a B.A in Music. He has spent his time since then working actively in the engineering industry on carbon capture and storage in the power generation industry, both in Canada and abroad. Most recently, he has been acting as the lead technical adviser to the UK government on the implementation of this technology in that country. It was his involvement in this field that has been responsible for his increasing interest in the broader subject of climate change, and ultimately led to him founding The Gaia Project as a way to get increase public understanding of the urgent issues. He’s a keen believer in the power of the bicycle, and has covered over 10,000 km in the past year on his primary mode of transport.

Farron Blanc

Farron Blanc is a Management Consultant with IBM Global Business Services out of Markham, Ontario. Presently writing his Masters Thesis in Environmental Economics on appraising Canada’s biofuel policy. He has lead Habitat for Humanity teams to various countries in Africa. Recently, Farron became a StartingBloc Fellow, and has studied Economics at Queen’s University, and Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics at Imperial College London.

Matthew Grant

Since graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Matt has worked predominently in the not-for-profit sector and provincial government. He worked with Family and Community Support Services in Alberta and briefly as Executive Director of a provincial sports association in Alberta. He has also worked in the fields of human rights and democratic development with the Rights and Democracy Network based in Montreal, Quebec. More recently, Matt has worked as Executive Assistant to two Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He currently resides in Calgary.