Cara Clairman

Vice President, Sustainable Development
Ontario Power Generation Inc.
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Cara Clairman is Vice President - Sustainable Development at Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG). Her current responsibilities include the oversight of environmental performance across the business as well as the development and implementation of OPG's sustainable development policies and programs. This includes responsibility for OPG's climate change initiatives.

Cara joined OPG in December 1999 as an environmental lawyer. In this position she provided legal advice to the corporation on a wide range of environmental matters including compliance with environmental laws, environmental assessments, and the environmental implications of purchase and sale transactions. She also held the positions of Assistant General Counsel and Acting General Counsel for the Corporation before taking on her current role.

Prior to joining OPG, Cara spent five years practicing environmental law with the Torys law firm. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall and a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University, as well as an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from Queen's University. She is certified by the Law Society as a specialist in environmental law. Last but not least, she is married with two children, ages twelve and six, who make sure that she never takes herself too seriously.