Tijs Creutzberg

Tijs Creutzberg is the President and CEO of the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), a national not-for-profit organization and registered charity dedicated to providing independent, expert-led assessments of complex public policy issues.  An accomplished leader working at the interface of Canadian policy, science and innovation for over 25 years, Tijs is committed to making high-quality evidence accessible to the policy world for a healthier, safer and more prosperous Canada.

In his decade with CCA, he has held progressive leadership roles and played a central role in the ongoing development of the organization’s best-in-class expert panel assessment processes. As President and CEO, Tijs oversees operations and delivers on CCA’s strategic priorities in support of its mission to inform decision-makers with the best available evidence and knowledge.

Trained as an engineer (Waterloo) and political scientist (Toronto), he has been involved in shaping policy in areas ranging from health, environment, to research and innovation, at all levels of government. Prior to joining CCA, Tijs was a partner of Hickling Arthurs Low Corporation, specializing in innovation policy and economics, and public administration consulting, and held various research positions at the University of Toronto, publishing in the field of innovation governance.