Dr Eric Newell OC AOE
Honorary Director
Chancellor Emeritus and Board Chair Emeritus, University of Alberta; Founding Board Chair, Alberta's Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (now called Emissions Reduction Alberta); Founding Board Chair, Alberta Innovates Energy and Environmental Solutions Corporation.
Formerly: Chancellor, University of Alberta (2004-08); Chairman (1994-2003), CEO (1989-2003) and President (1989-97), Syncrude Canada Ltd; President, Alberta Chamber of Resources; Imperial Oil Limited; Esso Petroleum Canada.
Directorships: Founding Board Chair, CAREERS: The Next Generation Foundation; Governor, Junior Achievement of Alberta & NWT; Honorary Board Chair, Centre for Family Literacy; Member, Strategic Land Claims Advisory Group, Manitoba Métis Federation.
A Honorary Director, and formerly a Member of the Board of Directors, The Canadian Ditchley Foundation.
Directors of The Canadian Ditchley Foundation
The Ditchley Internship Programme
The Ditchley Internship programme offers over 50 students the opportunity each year to become immersed in the ethos of Ditchley.
Our Home at Ditchley Park
Ditchley Park is part of the world’s heritage and remains as central to our way of working now as it has ever been.
