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Tracy Ridler, MSc

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Chief Executive Officer at Centre for Native Nation Builders
📍 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Tracy Ridler is the Founder and CEO of the Centre for Native Nation Builders, leveraging her expertise in management consulting to foster Indigenous-led governance and economic development. She is a PhD candidate focusing on how entrepreneurship builds community. Her experience includes leading the Build Native program at Shopify and graduating with an MBA from Simon Fraser University.

Tracy is a member of the Ts’msyen Nation from the Kitsumkalum First Nation and lives in East Vancouver with her partner and three children. Her work is deeply grounded in her cultural identity and the responsibility she feels toward future generations, emphasizing relationship, respect, and honesty in community building.

After Shopify shut down the Build Native program she co-founded, she took the initiative back and is relaunching it through her own organization.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Indigenous Entrepreneurship
Co-founded the "Build Native" program at Shopify and is now relaunching it through her own Centre to support First Nations creators and businesses globally.
Nation Building
Her organization, the Centre for Native Nation Builders, is dedicated to creating new models for governance, investment, and partnerships led by First Nations.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Chief Executive Officer
Centre for Native Nation Builders
3-2024 - 8-2024
First Nations Service Line Lead
Elevate Consulting Inc.
7-2022 - 8-2024
Senior First Nations Management Consultant
Elevate Consulting Inc.
11-2021 - 7-2022
Build Native Partner and Operations Manager
Shopify
1-2021 - 7-2022
Co-Chair Native@Shopify Employee Resource Group
Shopify
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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Simon Fraser University
Postgraduate Degree
Royal Roads University
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