About

Currently serving as general counsel, corporate secretary, chief privacy officer and senior vice president at Suncor Energy, Janice Odegaard holds responsibility for all legal and regulatory matters across the company and works closely with the board of directors on matters of corporate governance. Since joining the organisation two decades ago, Odegaard has added value to Suncor across a number of roles including vice president for project services in the major projects group and vice president for corporate and legal affairs. Odegaard’s most impressive achievement at the helm of the legal function at Suncor Energy has been forming a clear direction and vision of the department over the years, as well as gaining recognition from her ‘front office’ colleagues. Outside of Suncor, Odegaard serves as director of the board of the Legal Education Society of Alberta and serves on the advisory board of Lilith Professional, an organisation that provides mentoring programs for professional women. In recognition for her impressive achievements in the legal arena, Odegaard was named among the 100 top powerful women in 2011 by Women’s Executive Network and received the 2011 Women in Leadership Award.