Jacques Pinet is President of CapeLinks Ltd, specializing in business development and government relations. He has served as Deputy Minister to the Premier of New Brunswick and held several senior public service roles.

An avid fly fisherman and bird hunter, Pinet is active on the boards of the Atlantic Salmon Federation, the Gordon Foundation, and Data Stream. He resides in Grande Digue, New Brunswick, with his wife, Chief Justice Tracey DeWare, and their three sons.