Aisha Bukhari is passionate about clean energy, innovation, and social justice. She is currently the Cleantech Sector Lead at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, where she focuses on helping cleantech partners adopt innovation. Before joining MaRS, she was with Toronto Hydro, where she led development of smart grid solutions and supported the mergers and acquisitions portfolio. Aisha is co-founder of an edtech startup, Attollo Social Enterprise. She also serves as an executive board member and director for Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE), a non-profit organization aimed at advancing the role and recognition of women in the energy sector.

Aisha has deep experience with multi stakeholder initiatives and dialogues aimed at building consensus and new perspectives on pathways to Canada’s energy future. She holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto, a master’s degree in electric power engineering from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.