A CIRANO Researcher since 2009, Jacques Forest is Full Professor in the Department of Organization and Human Resources at the École des sciences de la gestion of the Université du Québec à Montréal. He is also an organizational psychologist and Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP).

Holding a Ph.D. in Work and Organizational Psychology from the Université de Montréal, his research uses the theory of self-determination to try to find out how it is possible to reconcile performance and well-being in a sustainable way.

He is one of the authors of the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale, a research and intervention tool available in French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Italian, Dutch, Greek, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Croatian, Lithuanian, Turkish, Estonian, Catalan, Czech, Arabic, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Chinese.