Arjun “Arj” Grewal is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Strategic Statecraft, focusing on defence innovation and industrial capability, Arctic security and readiness, and emerging technologies. He served more than 20 years in the Canadian Armed Forces, much of it with Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, before taking on senior roles at IBM. Drawing on his experience as an end user, he connects operational requirements with Canadian and allied industry, technology and innovation.
Arj is the founder and CEO of the Arctic Training Centre, a Yukon-based enterprise that trains personnel and tests and validates technology for northern and Arctic operations. The Centre works directly with northern and Indigenous communities to build security and resilience in Canada’s North and to support Canada’s allies.
In industry, he leads defence innovation and military engagement at IMT Corporation, where his work spans munitions production and advanced manufacturing in support of Canada’s defence industrial base. He serves as an Independent Director of Liberty Defense and Defense practice lead with Ari & Co. on defence technology commercialization and investment. He is a board member of the Centre for Designing Change, which is advancing Canadian technology leadership through PACE, the Physical AI Centre of Excellence. PACE is an industry-led initiative on trusted physical AI, with its first node at Ontario Tech University. Arj is a champion of veteran-led innovation, viewing the skills of transitioning service members as a source of national capability and economic growth.