Elisabeth Girgis
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Credentials
MA, Public Administration (uOttawa), MEng, Chemical Engineering (Environmental) (uOttawa), BESc, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (UWO), Graduate Diploma in Governance and Public Management (uOttawa), New Director Program (CSPS)
Area of expertise
Sustainability transitions in housing and energy, science-policy integration, whole-system design and strategic governance, regulatory innovation and building codes, socio-technical systems change, Indigenous co-development and infrastructure reform, performance measurement and impact strategy
Elisabeth Girgis is a seasoned executive-level public servant and professional engineer with over two decades of experience at the nexus of sustainability, infrastructure policy, and science-based decision-making. She joins IESVic on Interchange from Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), where she served as Senior Manager of Sustainability in the Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch.
Elisabeth has led multidisciplinary, multi-organizational teams in delivering initiatives ranging from $300K pilots to national programs exceeding $15M. Her career spans the design and implementation of sustainability strategies for federal science infrastructure, co-development with Indigenous partners, national building code advisory roles, and research into determinants of systemic change in the built environment.
Recognized for her ability to navigate complex, high-stakes environments with grace under pressure, Elisabeth brings deep expertise in stakeholder analysis, regulatory innovation, and performance measurement. She bridges engineering precision with public administration insight, contributing thought leadership on institutional change, governance, and integrated policy design.
At IESVic, her work focuses on accelerating best practices to address housing needs through collaborative frameworks that align technical, regulatory, and social innovation.