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Stacy Kauk, P.Eng. joined Shopify in January 2020 and as the Head of Sustainability, Stacy’s role is to ensure the millions of businesses using Shopify’s platform, all the shoppers purchasing from a Shopify merchant, and climate entrepreneurs globally are working together in the fight against climate change. Stacy leads Shopify’s Sustainability Fund, which has committed more than $54.8M to date (since 2019) across 40 entrepreneurial, tech-driven companies, to accelerate carbon removal solutions globally. Stacy was behind Shopify’s decision to help build and launch Frontier, an advance market commitment to purchase permanent carbon removal alongside several other companies. She also serves on the advisory boards of Carbon Removal Canada and Collaborative Fund, a venture capital firm. Prior to joining Shopify, Stacy was head of the Ozone Layer Protection Program at Environment and Climate Change Canada. Previously, Stacy worked on several chemicals management regulatory initiatives and represented Canada as a member of delegations for the Stockholm Convention and Montreal Protocol. Stacy began her career as a practicing engineer designing environmental protection measures and pollution prevention controls for a variety of industry sectors. She has worked for the City of Ottawa, Morrison Hershfield, and Golder Associates. Stacy holds a Bachelor of Engineering and Masters in Public Administration from Carleton University.