Samir Kayande has always been focused on building a resilient Alberta economy. He believes investing in critical economic infrastructure will make Alberta stronger.

Prior to being elected as the MLA for Calgary-Elbow and being named to the Leader's Senior Advisory Committee as Chair of Analytics, Samir created software tools to help large institutions invest in energy, helped build a billion-dollar fossil fuel research company, and sat on the board of the Pembina Institute.

Originally from Fort McMurray, Samir holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta and an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, and has lived in Calgary since 2004 with his wife JJ, and their two children.