Mr. Simpson has over 25 years of experience in politics, regulatory and policy development, energy, and public administration where he served as an Executive as COO of the Canadian Energy Centre and Assistant Deputy Minister in the Department of Energy for the Government of Alberta. He has extensive knowledge of the policy development and regulatory process at all levels of government in Canada and has been involved key policy initiatives that have occurred in the oil and gas industry. He currently runs Simpsonite Consulting Group, a boutique consulting company supporting a diverse group of clients including post-secondary, Indigenous businesses, traditional energy and clean technology companies. He is also an equity holder in Hydrogen Plus, the distributors of the i-phi hydrogen on demand system for heavy duty diesel engines.