Lonzell Locklear

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT LONZELL LOCKLEAR

With 35 years of public policy, international relations, and government relations experience, Bud is a results-oriented team player with demonstrated success in achieving strategic outcomes by employing creative collaborations, uncommon insight, outstanding communication skills, and excellent judgement. His professional expertise includes climate, energy, environment, trade, and defence issues, as well as space and innovation policy. Prior to joining Earnscliffe, Bud served as Special Adviser for Energy and Environment at the United States Embassy in Ottawa. For over two decades, Bud provided expert advice and analysis to decision-makers at the Embassy, at U.S. Consulates General across Canada, and to officials in Washington D.C. on developments in Canadian economy, government, and society with an emphasis on climate, energy, environment, and trade issues. Bud was also a defence scientist with the Department of National Defence in Ottawa, developing strategies, options and recommendations for defence science and technology policy – including Canada’s defence S&T partnerships with the \"Fice Eyes\" partners of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand; and with NATO’s Research Technology Office. He began his government career as a Foreign Service Officer with External Affairs and International Trade Canada. He served in Hong Kong, Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Colombo, Sri Lanka, as well as in Ottawa. Additionally, his work experience includes modelling natural gas flow for a major gas transmission pipeline company and spending time as an oilfield labourer. Bud holds an MPA from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He holds an undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Lethbridge, and a graduate degree in medical science from the University of Calgary. He is also a diplomate in Industrial Engineering Technology from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. A dual United States – Canada citizen, Bud was born in Kansas, raised in Alberta, and formally became an Ontarian when he married an Ottawa native.