Andrea Peirce is the Executive Director of the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub at Carleton University and founder of ImmigrantsCAN. She is an entrepreneur who has held senior leadership roles in the Technology, Energy and Infrastructure sectors in both the United States and Canada. She has managed multi million dollar budgets in the building industry. 

Her LEED designation has qualified Andrea to oversee the design and construction phases of green buildings serving the commercial, residential, education and healthcare sectors. LEED stands for: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED promotes building that enhances the community, complements the environment and mitigates unnecessary waste of resources, both for construction and maintenance alike.  

As a leader and advocate for economic development and inclusion for underrepresented groups Andrea works towards a more inclusive green building landscape. She has worked with start-ups through Fortune 500 companies in the United States and Canada including Pacific Gas and Electric Company, City of San Francisco, Bell Canada, Infrastructure Ontario, and London Hydro. 

Andrea has an MBA and she is a Certified Energy Manager with the Association of Energy Engineers, a certified Project Management Professional and a Risk Management Professional.