As Vice President, Strategy & Government Relations for Thales Canada, Cara supports Thales’ North America senior leadership team in assessing the business and competitive environments, maintaining a special focus on strategic priorities in Canada. Cara joined Thales in 2016, based in the company’s defence and security business in Ottawa, Ontario. Prior to her career at Thales, Cara worked in healthcare administration and has extensive experience working for the Government of Canada, serving in the Minister’s office at Treasury Board Secretariat and as the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Minister at Environment Canada and Transport & Infrastructure Canada. Ms. Salci has an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Bio-Medical Science from the University of Guelph and a Master of Business Administration from the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.