Austen is passionate about collaborating with businesses to align their sustainability and financial priorities.
Austen joined Sancroft in August of 2023 after graduating from the University of Toronto with an MBA where he pursued a dual emphasis in Consulting and Social Impact & Sustainability, graduating on the Dean’s List. During his MBA, Austen was a Principal at a student run consulting firm, where he worked with clients across a range of sustainability and strategy related projects. Examples of projects include helping an agri-food business more effectively communicate its sustainability benefits to various stakeholders and creating an international expansion strategy for a renewable energy company operating in the APAC region.
Prior to this, Austen worked in digital marketing within the retail sector, where he managed a multi-million-dollar marketing budget, using customer data and hypothesis testing to drive new customer and sales growth. Austen also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Development from Dalhousie University.
