Jack Smith is Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff Defence R&D Canada. From 2004-2008 he served as Director of Science & Technology Foresight for the Office of the National Science Advisor, Government of Canada. Formerly, he was Senior Corporate Strategist and Manager Planning and Assessment for the National Research Council of Canada.

Mr. Smith brings over 20 years of federal government policy, technology and innovation program development experience to his futures and foresight work. Since founding the Office of Technology Foresight at the NRC in 2002 , he has led or been an advisor to collaborative foresight projects in several emerging S&T domains such as: bio-systemics; nano-bio-info convergence; bio-products; future fuels for APEC economies; animal health; bio-health innovation and stewardship, and future professional readiness for physicians and veterinarians.

Mr. Smith is Chair of the Foresight Synergy Network (FSN) of Canada, and a member of the Technical Committee for the European Commission’s Future Technology Assessment Conference.

He also is or has been a member of the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF), the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) and the Canadian Association of Business Economists (CABE), and he is the author of articles for Frontline, R&D Management, Policy Options and the Innovation Journal on technology futures, security and strategic management.

Revised June 4 2008