As the Executive Vice-President and President of Development for TransCanada, Alex Pourbaix is responsible for leading and executing on all of TransCanada’s growth initiatives. Prior to his current appointment Pourbaix was President, Energy & Oil Pipelines and was responsible for TransCanada’s non-regulated business including the oil pipeline business as well as the company’s power and unregulated gas storage business. 

Pourbaix holds a bachelor of arts degree, with distinction, and a bachelor of law degree from the University of Alberta. In 2013, Mr. Pourbaix was named one of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People by Alberta Venture Magazine and one of the 50 Most Powerful Canadians by MacLean’s Magazine.