Jennifer Hiscock

Jen Hiscock, BEng., MMSc. (she/her)

Director – Electricity, Transportation & Buildings Innovation

Natural Resources Canada

Jen leads the division responsible for electricity, transportation, buildings and battery innovation for NRCan’s Office of Energy R&D. The shared focus across these domains enables smart and resilient communities, electrification pathways and the systems design and integration across these energy sectors. Aligning efforts to support Canada’s to achieve a net-zero emissions by 2050 energy future, the Division manages federal programs and initiatives to advance innovation through technical and market readiness. This includes investments in federal R&D, and innovation projects led by industry, utilities, academia, and civil society.

With engineering and business degrees, Jen has a background studying the dynamics of innovation surrounding the technology and policy development of smart grid and distributed energy resources.