René Saint-Pierre, Engineer, MASc, MSc
City of Montreal, Quebec
- Elected independent director since 2025
- End of current term: 2029
- Chair, Caisse Desjardins des Versants du Mont-Royal Board of Directors since 2022. Desjardins caisse director since 2007
Key areas of expertise:
- Advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and information technology
- Organizational culture and cooperative business model
- Sustainable development and responsible finance
- Strategic vision
Professional experience:
René has a master’s degree in construction management from Stanford University and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Polytechnique Montréal. He is co-founder of a company specialized in developing artificial intelligence technologies, particularly for media content creators.
He also has experience as a consultant and project director with companies that specialize in the life sciences, sustainable development and information technology, operating nationally and internationally. He has acted as the general manager of two manufacturing companies.