Alan Veerman is the Chief Operations and Finance Officer (COO/CFO) of the Vector Institute. In this role, Alan oversees the general corporate activity, financial accountability, and professional operations of the Vector Institute including its various government accountability and institutional agreements. Alan is also responsible for Vector’s business infrastructure, planning, and policy functions.

Alan has more than 14 years of experience in the central agencies of the Government of Ontario. He has the longest operational history in the Vector Institute, which includes working closely with the founding Board, government partners, and industry sponsors to establish the Vector Institute as one of three national AI institutes that formed the original Pan-Canadian AI Strategy.

Alan brings to Vector a highly regarded leadership background in public policy, and he has led a series of high-profile government initiatives in subject matter areas ranging from electricity, economics, and environment to industry, taxation, and treasury.

With a background primarily in the Ontario Ministry of Finance, Alan held a series of progressively more senior positions in a variety of advisory, analysis, coordination, executive, negotiation, operations, and policy roles.

Alan has also served on a number of external advisory groups including special assignments in business advisory, digital assets, expenditure management, steel restructuring, and transit investment. Alan currently serves on the Government of Ontario’s Artificial Intelligence Expert Working Group.

Alan holds a degree in environmental studies from the University of Waterloo.