Adam McEniry is an expert in value creation, engagement, and accommodation between project proponents and their stakeholders around the world. He has extensive on-the-ground experience in CSR strategy, implementation, and assessment.

Mr. McEniry is the Chief Executive Officer of Giyak Mishkawzid Shkagmikwe (GMS), an organization established as a vehicle to execute the economic development goals of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek Community, create significant sustainable wealth, and achieve prosperity without compromising the well being and sustainability of the natural world.

Adam is also the Principal of McEniry & Company, a consultancy that helps companies manage their relationships with and impacts on communities.

Previously, Mr. McEniry was the Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability for First Majestic Silver Corporation, where he was responsible for managing community and environmental issues and government, legal, and external communications for six operating mines and several exploration projects in Mexico. He has also served as Director of Corporate Social Responsibility for Gran Tierra Energy, where he guided and established standards and procedures for the company’s operations in Colombia.

Under his own consultancy, McEniry & Co., Adam has delivered on numerous projects, including sustainability reporting, social environmental baseline and traditional knowledge (TEK) studies, and First Nations advisory services.

Adam holds a bachelor’s in international studies (Development and Economics focus) from York University, Toronto, Canada, an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at Western University, and a Juris Doctorate from Toronto Metropolitan University with a focus on commercial and aboriginal Law.

He has lived and worked on projects throughout North America, Latin America, Africa, and Asia and is fluent in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English.