Rhonda Moore is Executive Director, Science and Innovation, at the Institute on Governance (IOG). For 20 years, Rhonda worked at the intersection of research and policy analysis, governance, and science and research communications and stakeholder engagement.

At the IOG Rhonda is responsible for leading the science and innovation (S&I) practice area. The S&I area conducts independent research on the relationship between science and society, provides professional development training in areas of science and innovation policy, communications and governance; and provides applied governance advice to science-based or science-rich organizations, to promote good governance in the public interest.

Rhonda has worked for a variety of private, non-profit and academic organizations in Canada including the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (now Universities Canada), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the University of Ottawa, the Canadian Automobile Association, the Public Policy Forum, and Health Canada.

Rhonda has a Bachelor of Public Relations from Mount Saint Vincent University and a Master’s degree in Science, Technology and Innovation studies from the University of Edinburgh, with distinction. She is a Professor of Practice at the Trottier Institute for Science and Public Policy at McGill University and teaches part time at the University of Ottawa. Rhonda sits on the boards of Actua, the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada, and the World Federation of Science Journalism. In 2024, Rhonda received the King Charles Coronation Medal for contributions to science culture in Canada.