Alexandra Laverdue

As Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy in Lima, Alexandra Laverdure is primarily responsible for the extractive sector (mining and oil & gas), as well as leads on the Responsible Business Conduct dossier.  Before moving to Peru, Alexandra worked in Vancouver as a Senior Director of Policy at the Mining Association of BC, specifically in the areas of regulation, governance and sustainable development.  Subsequently, as a consultant at Stratagem Pacific Consulting, Alexandra participated in enhanced consultation and negotiation between First Nations groups and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. 

Prior to graduate studies, Alexandra worked at the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (formerly known as the Business Council on National Issues) as a Senior Policy Analyst on issues such as foreign relations, global governance, and corporate social responsibility as well as domestic social policy issues.  Alexandra’s work experience also includes Stentor Resource Centre Inc. and the Public Service Commission of Canada.  Alexandra holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and a Master of International Relations from Bond University, Australia. Alexandra is fluent in French, English and Spanish.