Dr. Ron Oberth

President and CEO – Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries

Dr. Ron Oberth has worked in the Canadian nuclear industry for more than 30 years at Ontario Hydro, Ontario Hydro International, Ontario Power Generation and the former AECL Reactor Division (now SNC-Lavalin/ Candu Energy). In June of 2011 Ron became president and CEO of the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI) – an industry association that represents 180 private sector companies that supply equipment and services to CANDU and other nuclear power plants in Canada and offshore. His nuclear experience includes reactor safety, used fuel management, medical isotopes, and the marketing of CANDU reactors both domestically and internationally. Ron is a graduate of the University of Manitoba and the Rotman School of Business and received his PhD in aerospace propulsion from Princeton University.