Isabella Tarasco

Isabella is the Technology Investment Lead at Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA). She has been with the organization for over 6 years, supporting several aspects of ERA’s strategy and performance, including the team’s Technology Roadmap, Business Plan, Annual Report and Lessons Learned events. Isabella has led engagement sessions with industry, academic, and government stakeholders to help inform ERA’s strategic calls for proposals. She has designed and implemented programs to support company business development activities, and now leads ERA’s call design, intake, and adjudication processes. Before ERA, Isabella worked with both the provincial and federal governments in areas of innovation policy, climate strategy, and intergovernmental and Indigenous relations. Isabella has a Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Development, a Bachelor of Science in Biological Science, and a Bachelor of Arts in Italian Studies from the University of Calgary. She is currently pursuing a part-time Master of Business Administration with McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business.