Jeff Passmore has worked in the renewable energy, renewable chemicals, and industrial bio-economy sector for over 40 years, both as a management consultant, and, for 12 years, as Executive Vice President of Iogen Corporation, an advanced biofuels technology company.
In 2010, he launched the Passmore Group Inc., a management consultancy focused on providing clients with the tools that lead to the more rapid commercialization of technologies in the industrial bio-economy and cleantech sectors in Canada. He has raised non-dilutive subordinated debt for a number of offshore companies seeking to establish businesses in Canada – attracting foreign direct investment (FDI).
In 2016 Passmore launched and Chairs Canada’s annual Industrial Bioeconomy Business Conference “Scaling Up” focussing on the financing and commercialization challenges faced by biochemical, bioenergy, and advanced biofuels technology providers.
During his career Passmore has served on The CleanTech Advisory Board of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, and Canada’s National Advisory Board on Energy Science & Technology. He is the Past Chair of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, the Canadian Wind Energy Association, the Solar Energy Society of Canada, the Ottawa Chapter of the International Association for Energy Economics, the Past Vice-Chair of the Independent Power Producers’ Society of Ontario, and past-President of the Rotary Club of Ottawa. He currently serves on the Board of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome.
Passmore is a frequent international public speaker. His work has taken him on projects in Central and SE Asia, Kenya, the UK, throughout Europe, and across North America.
