Friday, January 17, 2025

Kevin McDougald to head ARIO

Kevin McDougald has been chosen to head the Agriculture Research and Innovation program, taking over from Lorne Hepworth who held the position since 2019.

ARIO advises the Ontario government on agricultural research and innovation and its research spending, most of it at the University of Guelph. It owns 14 research centres.


Nevin McDougall recently has been a partner in RHA Ventures Inc. and president of A&L Laboratories. He has science and business degrees from the University of Guelph.


He was instrumental in the modernization of the ARIO Act.