Donna Morton
Donna Morton is primarily Northern European with Anishinaabe heritage; she is a lifelong climate, justice and finance innovator working across Turtle Island. She co-founded numerous organizations including Edge Finance, Change Finance and Salmon Returns. Donna has developed economic policy at the Federal, Provincial and municipal levels including the BC carbon tax. She has worked with finance companies building investment, portfolio and donor advised fund strategies. She has worked with and for First Nations advancing clean energy and social entrepreneurship in the context of culture. As co-founder of Salmon Returns, she co-leads strategy, financial instruments and partnerships that support Indigenous Nations and grow ethical access to capital, partnerships, and bioregional economies. She has given many talks, been featured in media projects globally and holds fellowships with Ashoka, Ogunte, Unreasonable, Positive Deviants and the Guild of Future Architects and BioFi Cultivator.
