Pascale Alpha

Pascale Alpha was appointed Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Strategy and Indigenous Relations at CAE in January 2024, after serving as Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer since May 2022. CAE is a high-tech company, the global leader in pilot training, with 13,000 employees and operations in 40 countries. 

CAE’s DE&I leadership is recognized - in 2023 the company was included in Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index for the 5th consecutive year, was awarded the Gold-level certification by Women in Governance and named a Top Company for Women in Emerging Technologies by Women and Drones. CAE is also one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Best Diversity Employers, and one of Forbes’ Top Female-Friendly Companies. 

Prior to her appointment as Chief DEI Officer, Pascale was Director, Public Affairs and Global Communications at CAE for 15 years. She has 20 years or experience in global strategic communications and public relations, crisis communications, internal communications, media relations and branding. Prior to joining CAE, Pascale worked as a journalist for 11 years at CBC Television News and was the producer in charge of the Montreal bureau of the CBC’s flagship news program, The National. 

Pascale was named among the Top 10 DE&I Leaders of Canada by HR Manage Magazine in 2023., and her work has won several awards of excellence from the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS), the Société québécoise des professionnels en relations publiques (SQPRP), and the stories she produced for the CBC won two Gemini Awards.

Pascale is a member of the Board of Governors of John Abbott College and a member of the Corporate Engagement Committee of McGill University. She was president of the Image, Visibility, and Outreach working group of Aero Montreal, Montreal’s aerospace cluster from 2015 to 2019.