Randall T. (Randy) Black has spent his 44-year career in many private sector roles and industries in Canada. He has held positions of Senior Manager, Managing Director, Director, and VP. He has also held Board Director positions in national and international not-for-profit organisations as a non-executive director.
He holds his degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo (B.A. Sc. – Civil, 1977), his Professional Engineering Status (P. Eng. since 1981), his Project Management Professional (PMP™ since 2004) and his Chartered Directorship and Fellow status from the Institute of Directors of the United Kingdom (C. Dir. and Fl. IoD since 2019).
Mr Black has, most recently, held board leadership positions with the Project Management Institute (PMI™). He has held positions on the Board of the PMI Northern Alberta Chapter (2004 – 2010) including serving as Chapter President from 2007 – 2009. He has also held Global Leadership positions within PMI from 2012 through 2015.
He currently serves as the only resident Canadian on the Global Board of Directors of PMI, a position he has held since 2016. He served as the Chair of the Board in 2019, the 50th Anniversary Year for the Institute. He will continue his board service till the end of 2021.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the St. Albert Victim’s Services Association and on the St. Albert Seniors Advisory Council in his home city of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
