Alliance partner
Tom Wright
Tom Wright's 35 years as a senior executive, policy maker and problem solver with the Government of Canada brings a unique mix of experience and expertise to the challenges of working effectively with government.
Tom began his government career in 1972 as Special Assistant to the Hon. Herb Gray and subsequently served as his Executive Assistant at Industry, Trade and Commerce. He then joined the Public Service which culminated with his appointment as Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry Sector at Industry Canada in 2006.
At Industry Canada, he led organizations that addressed competitiveness challenges in a range of sectors including aerospace and defence, automotive, transportation, resource and environmental industries. Tom also served as Deputy Director of the Competition Bureau responsible for Fair Business Practices and he was Executive Director of the Technology Partnerships Canada program prior to assuming the duties of Assistant Deputy Minister at Industry Canada. Early in his career, Tom worked in product safety, regulatory development, federal/provincial relations and industrial and regional development.
Howard Mains
Howard Mains has more than 25 years of combined public service, business and consulting experience, affording him the distinctive ability to implement highly effective government relations strategies for private sector clients.
Howard's efforts on behalf of his clients' invariably result in legislative, policy or regulatory change aligned with their corporate objectives. He offers strategic counsel to a diverse range of Canadian and international companies on all facets of agriculture, health and environment public affairs challenges as well as the complex fields of government procurement and government support for major research and development programs. In this era of heightened environmental awareness and public interest, Howard has developed and implemented several successful product defence strategies.