Mathieu Charbonneau holds a bachelor’s degree in urban and social geography from UQAM and a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from the School of Management Sciences. After teaching at the Collège de Maisonneuve in the geography department, he joined the Association québécoise du transport et des routes (AQTR) in 2004 as technical director. In 2008,he became the General manager of the AQTR training center, TransForm.
In December 2012, Mr. Charbonneau was appointed general director of the Montreal metropolitan logistics and transportation cluster, CargoM. Mr. Charbonneau sits, among others, on various boards of directors, including the Greater Montreal Climate Fund. In 2022, Mr.Charbonneau was chosen by the Government of Flanders to represent Canada in the international Flanders Inspires program on sustainable and innovative logistics. In 2023, he was selected by the Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in Montreal as part of the visitor’s program for a week on “Smart Cities” in Berlin. In 2023, Mr. Charbonneau was appointed Knight of the Order of the Crown from the Kingdom of Belgium for his contribution to the transport and logistics sector. In January 2024, Mr. Charbonneau joined Airudi, a company that specializes in the development of software solutions powered by artificial intelligence. He is the new Vice-President, General Manager of the transport division.