Kirsten Nicole Smith

Kirsten Nicole Smith is a Senior Associate on the Research & Innovation team, focused on creating market insights and identifying strategic opportunities across the energy sector for EIP, its partners and portfolio companies.

Prior to joining EIP, Kirsten led and disseminated policy research to key government, industry, and academic stakeholders on how to enable economy-wide decarbonization pathways. Previous roles include Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre in Tokyo, Japan, and Alberta Energy and Environment Canada in Canada.

Kirsten holds a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin, a Bachelor of Commerce in finance from the University of Alberta, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science from the University of Alberta.