Raj Thuppal is the Chief Service and Digital Officer for Transport Canada; he joined Transport Canada on April 1, 2021.

Prior to this, Raj was the Chief Technology Officer at Shared Services Canada (SSC), where he was responsible for modernization of IT infrastructure and Cyber Security. For four years prior to this, as the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Networks, Security and Digital Services, Raj was responsible for the consolidation and reengineering of GC data networks and digital services across Canada and internationally, supporting 400,000 users in 43 departments. Raj also served as the Assistant Deputy Minister of Cyber and Information Technology Security at SSC for approximately three years.

After joining the public service in 2003, Raj worked in various management roles at the Department of National Defence and the Canada Revenue Agency. Before this, he held various engineering roles in the private sector at Marconi/FORE Systems in Ottawa.

Raj holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from India.