Kristopher Stevens
Kristopher is an experienced consultant, advisor and catalytic leader in the field of economic, social and ecological value creation with more than 15 years experience on four continents in commercial, public, indigenous and community partnership building, sustainable energy, cohousing, strategic planning, impact investment, communications, stakeholder engagement and policy and regulatory change.
Kristopher is currently working to advance sustainability and innovation in businesses and the labour movement while facilitating the formation of intergenerational and adult cohousing projects in Eastern Canada. In this capacity he serves as the President of Centre of a Circle sustainability consultants, the Sustainability and Innovation Advisor to the Canadian Union of Skilled Workers, the Executive Director of Cohousing Options Canada Non-profit and as a Board Member of the Canadian Cohousing Network and SAGE Senior Cohousing Advocates.
Prior to his current work, Kristopher served seven years as the Executive Director of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association and was the founding Chair of the alliance that successful secured Ontario’s Green Energy and Economy Act making Community Power, manufacturing, community planning, conservation and renewables a priority. Other highlights from his career include recruiting executives for Fortune 500 multinationals in Asia, hosting a popular South Korean radio program and researching economic reform in Africa and the sensitive topic of social friction in Ontario's electricity sector.