Born in Edmonton, Mr. Glubish was raised in Saskatoon, where he earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in finance, at the University of Saskatchewan before moving back to the Edmonton area in 2004 to start his career.[7][8]
Career in the Private Sector
Nate Glubish worked for a number of investment firms, working to bring investment to Albertan tech companies. He began his career with Foundation Equity, an investment firm, where over 8 years he rose to Partner and participated in the negotiation and success of more than $40 million in technology business investments. He then spent 4 years at the Edmonton head office of NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services, where he managed their mergers and acquisitions efforts, investing over $150 million to buy 8 companies and grow their operations across North America. Prior to his election, Mr. Glubish worked for Vancouver-based Yaletown Partners, a Venture Capital fund.[7]
From April 30, 2019, to October 23, 2022, Glubish served as Minister of Service Alberta, in the provincial government of Jason Kenney.[8]
Minister of Technology and innovation
On October 24, 2022, Nate Glubish was made Minister of Technology and Innovation, by Premier Danielle Smith.[7][9]
Before becoming Minister of Technology and Innovation, he noted plans to continue his work from Service Alberta to modernize government services with technology, and said he hopes to create more procurement opportunities for local startups.[10] A responsibility that carried over from Service Canada to Technology and Innovation was rural broadband internet development. "I was responsible for securing $390-million in funding from the provincial government and securing $390-million in funding from the federal government to match our investment," Glubish said. "We've recently announced more than $70-million of that going towards over 50 communities serving over 10,000 new homes and that is just scratching the surface of the work we're about to do."[9]
He has also expressed concern regarding online data privacy. Adding Alberta has its own private sector privacy law, marking it a leader in privacy legislation. He has stated that there are many benefits associated with technology and innovation, that modernizing Alberta's privacy legislation can help people enjoy those benefits, but should be done carefully. He emphasized the importance of "privacy-by-design" and "ethics-by-design" in privacy laws.[11]
Personal life
He is married to Allison, who is a junior high teacher with Elk Island Public Schools. They have a son, Max.[7]
Between 2011 and 2014, he played keyboards in an Edmonton-based pop-rock band, Rend, winning the 2014 rock recording of the year from the Edmonton music awards. In addition to keyboards, he also plays acoustic, electric and bass guitar.[8][12]
