Bio

Martin Taylor                                              

Contact: 

Ocean Networks Canada
250 721 7231
onet@uvic.ca
www.oceannetworks.ca

Martin Taylor is President and CEO of Ocean Networks Canada, before assuming this role he served for nine years (1998-2007) as the University of Victoria’s first Vice-President Research. During his term, the research programs grew rapidly with annual grant and contract income more than tripling to over $80M in 2005-06. He was directly accountable to the Board of Governors for the major research platforms established at the University, including the VENUS and NEPTUNE Canada ocean observatories, and the national proteomics centre supported by Genome Canada and Genome BC. He also had executive responsibility for the University’s 15 interdisciplinary research centres, including the Centre for Earth and Ocean Research that was an early catalyst for the development of the ocean observing facilities. Under his leadership, UVic, in partnership with Memorial University, was successful in securing the largest ever NSERC/SSHRC jointly funded program ($6.2M)  for the Coasts under Stress project examining the impacts of environmental and socio-economic restructuring on Canada’s coastal communities. He has also had extensive governance experience directly related to his role as ONC President and Centre Director, including as: Board Chair of the Innovation and Development Corporation, UVic’s IP management and technology transfer organization; a Board member and chair of the finance committee of TRIUMF; a member of the federal Council of Science and Technology Advisors; a member of the SSHRC Board; and a director of Discovery Parks Trust, a BC organization promoting university research park development. Martin Taylor is the author of two books and over 100 peer-reviewed publications.