M. Christian Bélanger

Mr. Christian Bélanger joined Hydro-Quebec’s Research Institute in 2016. He is currently Director of Research, Strategic and Cross-Functional Projects. In this role, he is responsible for the partnerships and the corporate technology vision in relation to this Direction.

Prior to joining Hydro-Quebec, Mr. Bélanger worked in Research & Development in various organizations in the chemical, materials and automotive sectors, in Europe and Canada. He has extensive experience in innovation management in both the public and private sectors.

Mr. Bélanger received his Ph.D. from McGill University in Chemical Engineering in 1992 and his engineering degree in Physical Engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1986. He owns an EMBA from Concordia University.