Gregory McGuire is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Economics. He is a Kaplan - Norton Balanced Scorecard Certified Graduate, a certified professional in PROSCI Change Management process and Corporate Sustainability. He has had extensive post-graduate management training at MW Kellogg School of Management, and the London Strategic Planning Society. Mr. McGuire has had a distinguished career in Business spanning thirty-five (35) years. His career began at the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) where he had responsibility for leading research and policy matters related to the energy sector. He then spent twenty-four (24) years at the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC), where he had managerial responsibility for Strategy Management.

​

As a Consultant, Mr. McGuire has developed and/or facilitated the development of Strategic Plans for a wide range of organisations in the public and private sectors. These include: Rhand Credit Union - 2016, Trinidad and Tobago Police Credit Union (TTPCU) – 2004, 2008 & 2021, Tateco Credit Union - 2006, Lake Asphalt Trinidad and Tobago Limited - 2017, National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) - 2017, Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute (THTI) - 2018, National Petroleum Marketing Company Limited - 2016 and 2018, NIHERST - 2018-19), UWI ROYTEC – 2019 & 2024, Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI) - Belize - 2019-20, the Trinidad and Tobago Solid Waste Management Authority (SWMCOL) - 2021, The CEPEP Company Limited – 2021, Trinidad and Tobago Association for the Hearing Impaired (TTAHI) - 2021, Works Credit Union Co-operative Society Limited (WCU) – 2022 & 2024, Trinidad and Tobago Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (TTAIFA) - 2022, The Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) – 2022-2023, The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) – 2024.

 

A former lecturer in Economics, Project Evaluation and Strategy at The UWI St. Augustine, (2004-2014), Mr. McGuire has written and published papers on economics, strategic planning, energy, technology transfer, trade, and public finance. He is the co-editor of the book “From Oil to Gas and Beyond”. He has conducted market/economics research work on industrial policy, technology transfer, energy policy and market studies for a wide range of institutions and companies, local and international, including OLADE, ECLAC, IDB and CARICOM.

 

Mr. McGuire is currently the Principal Consultant of VSL Consultants, Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TTEITI), a member of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Climate Change Centre from its inception in 2004, and a Director at TOSL Engineering Ltd. He recently served as a Member of the CARICOM Economic Commission, and the Trinidad and Tobago Road Map to Recovery Committee.