Evan Leeson

Evan Leeson

Evan Leeson is a digital strategist and the technical lead for the Desmogblog project. A life-long activist, Evan has worked with organisations world-wide. He provides strategic and technical advice and solutions to activist organisations such as Greenpeace, Climate Action Network, Public Services International, Rockefeller Family Fund and more. Evan grew up in Alberta and worked in the oil industry as a young man. He now lives and works on the west coast of British Columbia.

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