Richard Hiller

Richard Hiller is Director of the Future Materials Alliance at the Energy Futures Lab, where he connects strategy to action across industry, government, and investment to advance a more integrated, resilient, and competitive critical minerals and materials ecosystem in Canada.

Richard has extensive experience working across governments and with industry to translate technical, geopolitical, and economic considerations into clear strategy and coordinated action. He led implementation of Alberta’s Minerals Strategy and Action Plan and advanced intergovernmental and stakeholder collaboration across western and northern Canada on critical minerals development.

Throughout his career, Richard has played a key role in shaping energy strategies, including leadership on Alberta’s Hydrogen Roadmap, Natural Gas Vision and Strategy, and emerging areas such as geothermal, nuclear energy and small modular reactors, while operating at the centre of government and Cabinet decision making.