PhD (Structural Geology and Tectonics), Brown University
BSc (Geological Engineering), Queen's
Summary
Dr. Stephen Lucas is an accomplished public servant with extensive experience in health, research and innovation, environment and climate change, and energy policy as well as federal-provincial-territorial relations. He retired in May 2024 after more than 35 years with the Public Service of Canada, including 10 years as a Deputy Minister at Health, Environment and Climate Change and the Privy Council Office. In 2024, Dr. Lucas was appointed as the CEO of Mitacs, a not-for-profit organization that connects Canadian businesses and researchers to support research and innovation.
Prior to becoming a deputy minister, he was Assistant Secretary for Economic and Regional Development Policy at PCO and Assistant Deputy Minister for Science and Policy and for Minerals and Metals at Natural Resources Canada. He started his career as a research scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada.
Dr. Lucas has a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Geological Engineering from Queen's University and a Ph.D. from Brown University in structural geology and tectonics.