Jo Flatt

Senior Advisor — Project Implementation & Stakeholder Engagement

Jo is a cross-sector strategist specializing in market entry, asset repositioning, and moving complex projects from ambition to execution by bringing business, government, and community interests together. She contributes to Intelegia mandates that call for project implementation, stakeholder alignment, and brand and positioning, particularly in real estate and housing. Her current work includes advancing the adoption of modern methods of construction (MMC) and managing the development of an investment fund for affordable homeownership with a national non-profit. At Allied Properties REIT, she held successive vice-president roles in sustainability, brand, and strategy, establishing the company's brand function and ESG program. At Evergreen, she created and directed the Mid-Sized Cities Program, working with more than 30 municipalities on economic development and innovation. She chairs the board of STEPS Public Art, has taught graduate-level public policy at the University of Toronto, is an Action Canada Fellow, and was named a Canada Clean50 Emerging Leader. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the Munk School and a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University.