Keith Ippel

Keith Ippel is an accomplished entrepreneur and investor with extensive experience in sustainable business and impact investing. Currently serving as a Board Member at Open Ocean Robotics and Co-founder & Co-CEO of Spring Activator, Ippel focuses on empowering values-driven entrepreneurs through resources and training. Additionally, Ippel co-founded Spring Impact Capital and the Spring Investing Collective, both aimed at promoting sustainable and equitable innovations. As a Strategic Advisor at the Ministry of Programming and an educator at both IE Business School and British Columbia Institute of Technology, Ippel contributes to entrepreneurial ecosystems while fostering the development of impact-driven leaders. An advocate for a purpose-driven economy, Ippel is also a Steering Committee Member of the Canadian Purpose Economy Project and has a solid educational background with an MBA from the Ivey Business School and an Honours Bachelor of Business from Wilfrid Laurier University.