Gord Helm, MPA

Gord Helm is the former Port of Halifax Manager of Security and Operations. Gord served over 20 years in the Royal Canadian Navy and is active in corporate governance. He currently sits on the Security Advisory Board of Source Security, serves as a Director with SWANA, Nova Scotia Chapter; and is a past Chair, Halifax Port Security Committee and recently completed 6 years as an Executive Board member with the Sacred Heart School of Halifax; and was Chair of the Harbour Operations Committee and Harbour Master for several International Halifax Tall Ship events.

Gord holds an under graduate degree in political science and a Master of Public Administration from Dalhousie and a Master Certification in Project Management from St. Mary’s University. He is a certified PMP. Gord currently serves as Chief Technology Officer for Fourth State Energy, a company which delivers renewable energy from waste through plasma gasification.