Jacques Beaudry-Losique
Program Manager, Office of Biomass, U.S. Department of Energy
Jacques Beaudry-Losique serves as the Program Manager of the $200 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Office of Biomass Program. The Office leads federal efforts to develop technologies that will enable clean biofuels from abundant domestic resources to significantly reduce U.S. dependence on oil. Partners include large technology leaders, small businesses, universities, national laboratories, states and non-governmental organizations.
Mr. Beaudry-Losique initially joined the Department as Manager of the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) in June 2005, serving in that capacity until reappointed to the Office of Biomass Program (OBP) in December 2006. He brings to the Office extensive experience in executive management, business development and commercial negotiations.
He was instrumental in accelerating the Office of Biomass deployment activities to support Presidential and Congressional goals. Among numerous milestones, his office announced major programs to launch cellulosic ethanol facilities, including an investment of up to $385 million in six major cellulosic ethanol projects in 2007 and another investment of up to $114 million in four 10% cellulosic biofuels demonstration projects last month. Jacques' office is also playing a leadership role in addressing core issues related to the "ethanol blend wall". Prior to joining DOE, he worked in numerous senior management roles in the private sector. As the business development leader of General Electric Power Systems investment activities, he was responsible for the placement of equity investments into strategic technology companies, and oversaw a portfolio of more than $75 million of GE investments. Prior to that, he devised growth strategies for Aspen Technologies, a leading engineering and supply chain software company with strong ties to MIT. Mr. Beaudry-Losique also has many years of experience as a management consultant with McKinsey and Company.
Mr. Beaudry-Losique holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Montreal and a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from Stanford University. As a recipient of a Canadian Science Foundation Fellowship, he attended the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he received a master's degree in management in 1992.