Samuel Lessard

Samuel Lessard serves as the Vice President of Reputation at Edelman since August 2014, leading national stakeholder relations and Indigenous engagement initiatives. Their extensive experience includes roles as Senior Director, Director, Senior Account Manager, Account Manager, and Senior Account Executive within Edelman, where responsibilities have included research, project management for social acceptability, crisis management, and media campaign strategy development. Prior to Edelman, Samuel worked as a Research and Communications Officer at the Conseil interprofessionnel du Québec, focusing on strategic monitoring and analysis of regulated professions. Additionally, roles at the Institut du Nouveau Monde and the Université du Québec à Montréal involved research and analysis related to citizen participation and energy policy. Samuel holds a Master's degree in International Relations with a focus on Energy, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from UQAM.