Stephen Huddart
President & CEO, The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Stephen is President and CEO at The J. W. McConnell Family Foundation.
His career includes leadership positions in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Prior to joining the Foundation, he worked with children’s singer Raffi as Executive Director of Troubadour Music Inc. and the non-profit Troubadour Institute.
He co-founded and operated the Alma Street Café, a triple bottom line business that for several years was Vancouver’s jazz café of record. He also held several executive positions with the BC SPCA, where he introduced innovations in humane education, animal-assisted therapy, and food labeling.
His community service commitments include advisory roles with Philanthropic Foundations Canada, the McGill Faculty of Religious Studies and ArtsSmarts. He has a Masters of Management degree from McGill.
