Overview
About Arctic 360
Canada’s premier Arctic think tank
We are a non-partisan, registered not-for-profit organization with a majority Indigenous-led leadership team. We work with Indigenous corporations and Northern governments, the federal government, the private sector, Arctic leaders, like-minded neighbours, think tanks, and institutions around the circumpolar region and beyond. Our mission is to elevate the national conversation about Canada’s North and the Arctic region, and to provide an inclusive and coordinated platform for Canada to engage in Arctic discussions around the world.
Board of Directors
Co-Chairs
John English, Founding Director, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, University of Toronto, ON
Madeleine Redfern, LL.B., Executive Director of the Northern Branch
Nauja Bianco (Acting Board Secretary), Executive Director, North Atlantic House & The Greenland House (Odense, Denmark)
Peter Garapick (Board Treasurer)
Director of Industry and Government Relations, Quark Expeditions and Member of Executive Committee, Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO)
Darrell Beaulieu
Chief Executive Officer, Denendeh Investments
Lesil McGuire
J.D., Former Alaskan State Legislator, Partner at Arctic Advocacy Group, Alaska
Jessica M. Shadian, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Hugh Short
Co-Founder and Chairman/CEO, Pt. Capital
Mitch White
Senior Communications Advisor, Executive Training, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
We are a non-partisan, registered not-for-profit organization with a majority Indigenous-led leadership team. We work with Indigenous corporations and Northern governments, the federal government, the private sector, Arctic leaders, like-minded neighbours, think tanks, and institutions around the circumpolar region and beyond. Our mission is to elevate the national conversation about Canada’s North and the Arctic region, and to provide an inclusive and coordinated platform for Canada to engage in Arctic discussions around the world.
Board of Directors
Co-Chairs
John English, Founding Director, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, University of Toronto, ON
Madeleine Redfern, LL.B., Executive Director of the Northern Branch
Nauja Bianco (Acting Board Secretary), Executive Director, North Atlantic House & The Greenland House (Odense, Denmark)
Peter Garapick (Board Treasurer)
Director of Industry and Government Relations, Quark Expeditions and Member of Executive Committee, Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO)
Darrell Beaulieu
Chief Executive Officer, Denendeh Investments
Lesil McGuire
J.D., Former Alaskan State Legislator, Partner at Arctic Advocacy Group, Alaska
Jessica M. Shadian, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Hugh Short
Co-Founder and Chairman/CEO, Pt. Capital
Mitch White
Senior Communications Advisor, Executive Training, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami