DR. JOSIPA PETRUNIC

B.A., MSC, PH.D. President and Chief Executive Officer

CANADIAN URBAN TRANSIT RESEARCH & INNOVATION CONSORTIUM (CUTRIC)

BIO: Dr. Josipa Petrunic leads transportation technology trials deploying zero-emissions buses (ZEBS) — both battery and hydrogen fuel cell electric buses – across Canada. She is also spearheading a national city-led effort to launch autonomous and connected shuttles to overcome first kilometre/last kilometre transit gaps. Under her leadership, CUTRIC has grown into a $7 million operation (2019) with more than 100 private and public sector member corporations since 2015. Dr. Petrunic created the first gender-balanced Board of Directors in Canada’s transit technology sector.

ON MOTIVATION: Making great things happen is what motivates me. What’s the point of living life unless you’re out to make great things happen?

POWER SONG: Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18.” Tired? Listen to the Rach. Angry? Listen to the Rach. Uninspired? Listen to the Rach. Heart-broken? Listen to the Rach.