Johnny is a technology designer and startup founder based in Vancouver. He was a founding engineer at Slack. His environmental advocacy focuses on support for local organizations such as the Ancient Forest Alliance and the Nature-Based Solutions Foundation. He served as Chair of the Vancouver chapter of Surfrider Foundation Canada. He has his Hon. BA from McMaster University and his MSc from Simon Fraser University. He splits his time between Vancouver, Pemberton and self-propelled exploration of all the other incredible parts of British Columbia.