We are privileged to welcome Canada's most distinguished leaders, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers as mentors. By sharing their experiences and advice, our members gain candid perspective on what it takes to thrive in personal and professional life. Mentors lend personal insight on leadership development, challenges and successes, and everything in between.
2024
Upcoming Mentors
Jeanette Montufar, Ph.D., P.Eng., PTOE
Founding partner & ceo, morr transportation consulting
February 2024
Dr. Jeanette Montufar is a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist who is well-recognized internationally as a trailblazer in transportation engineering. She has 25 years of transportation engineering experience working in Canada, the U.S., and Latin America. Her work has resulted in over 300 technical papers, reports, and journal papers on various topics associated with transportation engineering and planning. She was professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba for nearly 15 years, during which time she successfully advanced knowledge pertaining to transportation planning, as well as road safety, and freight transportation. As an entrepreneur, Dr. Montufar is founding partner and CEO of MORR Transportation Consulting Ltd., a transportation engineering firm located in Winnipeg. She is also co-founder of TRAINFO Corp., a Winnipeg-based transportation technology startup.
Dr. Montufar has received over 20 local, national, and international awards for her contributions to transportation engineering, transportation education, transportation research and development, and community service. She is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Engineers Canada, and the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
Dr. Montufar has been an active member of various professional and community organizations. She is the current Chair of the Board of Directors of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, has served as founding Chair of the Board of Efficiency Manitoba since 2018, and is current Board member of CentreVenture, Habitat for Humanity, and the Transportation Association of Canada.