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Chip McCrimmon

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Co-Founder & Partner at Bird & McCrimmon
📍 Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Chipewyan “Chip” McCrimmon is a Dené entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Bird & McCrimmon, an Indigenous-owned consulting firm focused on climate tech. A serial founder with a Masters in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Queens University, he previously co-founded and exited a biotech startup, raising $1. 75M in venture capital.

Deeply connected to his heritage, Chip is a semi-professional visual artist whose work is influenced by his culture and focuses on environmental themes. He played lacrosse for Brock University and now lives in Calgary with his two rescue dogs. He also serves as an adjunct lecturer in creativity and entrepreneurship at Queens University.

Unique fact: He is the great-great-grandson of Paulette Chandelle, a signatory of Treaty 8.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Indigenous Entrepreneurship
Identifies as an Indigenous entrepreneur, aims to be a role model, and his current firm bridges the gap between businesses and Indigenous Peoples in sustainable development.
Climate Tech
His career focuses on cleantech, from startups targeting landfill emissions and biotech lighting to his current consulting firm advising on sustainable development and carbon markets.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Co-Founder & Partner
Bird & McCrimmon
9-2019
Semi-Professional Artist
Chipewyan McCrimmon - Visual Artist
5-2016 - 8-2019
Amateur Artist
Chipewyan McCrimmon - Visual Artist
1-2021 - 1-2025
Adjunct Lecturer
Queen's University
1-2020 - 12-2020
Academic Assistant
Queen's University
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Education
2018 - 2019
Master of Management
Smith School of Business at Queen's University
2018 - 2019
Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Queen's University
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