
CICE welcomes one of Canada’s top climate policy and sustainability experts to lead its next phase of growth
VANCOUVER, BC, March 11, 2024 – The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Sarah Goodman will take the helm as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 11, 2024. Sarah’s extensive background in advancing Canada’s climate change policies, coupled with over a decade of executive experience in the resource sector, uniquely positions her to lead CICE’s mission and play a pivotal role in fast-tracking the commercialization of British Columbia’s clean energy and climate solutions.

Dan Woynillowicz
Board Chair at CICESarah is recognized as one of Canada’s top climate policy experts. She joins CICE from the Boston Consulting Group, where she was a Partner working with leading companies and governments around the world to advance climate solutions and green industrial policy. Sarah previously served as the Prime Minister’s Senior Advisor on Climate Action and Sustainable Economy, shaping Canada’s national climate change plans and mobilizing over $100 billion in federal investments to accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy.
Prior to government, Sarah worked at the nexus of environment, economy, and society for 20 years. Her experience includes founding a climate and sustainability advisory firm, serving as Senior Vice President at a leading environmental and social change organization, and working in the resource sector for over a decade, including executive positions at Teck Resources and Weyerhaeuser.

Sarah Goodman
President and Chief Executive Officer at CICESarah is currently a member of the advisory board for Canada 2020. She previously served on various boards, including TransLink, Reconciliation Canada, the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency, New Market Funds, Iisaak Forest Resources, and Coast Mental Health.
About CICE
The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is an independent, not-for-profit corporation that provides early-stage investment to fast-track the commercialization of British Columbia’s most impactful clean energy solutions – from Canada to the world. We match the urgency and efficiency of the companies we fund, driving innovation like the planet depends on it. Because it does. Together with our climate-first community of innovators, industry leaders, investors, academia, government, and Indigenous partners, we advance future pathways to net-zero – leveraging B.C.’s clean energy advantages to attract investment, create good jobs and build sustainable economic prosperity for decades to come. www.cice.ca