About
Capt. Kristopher Drodge
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Director
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Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University
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Head, School of Maritime Studies
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As Head, School of Maritime Studies, and as a member of the Marine Institute’s senior management team, Capt. Drodge is responsible for providing the strategic direction for the school and day-to-day leadership of its academic programs, research and industry partnerships. He helps develop and maintain relationships with students, industry, academia, community, alumni and government to ensure continued effectiveness of academic programs and research activities.
Beginning his career on tankers and containerships, he moved to NL’s offshore as a ballast control operator, where Capt. Drodge progressed through roles in the industry, having been one of the youngest offshore installation managers in Canada. Prior to his current role Capt. Drodge came from the Net Zero Project where he led subject matter experts in policy/regulation, technical, strategic partnerships and economics towards net zero emission reduction in Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore energy industry. His recent contributions to the offshore energy industry included jurisdictional intakes of two drill rigs, revision of industry regulations and management of required training and qualifications for offshore personnel through this work with the Atlantic Canada Offshore Training and Qualifications Committee.
In 2019, NOIA (now Energy NL) recognized him with their Rising Star Award as a member of the local oil and gas industry who demonstrated significant achievement by age 40 or younger. Capt. Drodge regularly speaks to professional and community groups about the industry, its commitment to safety and its value to all Canadians. He served as member of the NL oil and Gas Industry Recovery Task Force, was the former chair of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ Training and Qualifications Committee and brings a mobile offshore perspective to the Master Mariners of Canada, COMPASS, IAMU and the Nautical Institute.
A Torbay, N.L. native, Capt. Drodge holds a diploma of technology (Nautical Science) and bachelor of maritime studies (Maritime Management) from the Marine Institute and has more than 20 years experience in Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore energy industry.
