Jim Stephenson

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Candidate Highlights: 

• Strong Economy
• Healthy Environment

Jim has a BS in electrical engineering and a joint PhD in business and economics from Stanford University.

Currently a computer consultant, Jim’s past experience includes First Nations economic development (Haida and Cowichan bands), and projects for BC Hydro, BC Gas, and WorkSafe BC (WCB). He has also consulted for corporate clients in the USA, the UK, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. As a professor of business at UBC and SFU, he taught courses in policy analysis and information systems.

In the 1980’s, Jim was president of Stephenson Software Inc., which developed the VP Planner spreadsheet and database program, sold around the world and translated into 7 languages.

Jim has served his community as a scout leader, and as founding president of the North Vancouver Elementary Band & Strings Parents’ Association in the mid-90’s, which helped to save the instrumental music programs in North Vancouver elementary schools. He is a member and past president of the North Shore Unitarian Church.

Jim’s involvement in environmental issues dates back to the 1970’s, when he worked at the Westwater Research Centre at UBC and edited a book about applying economic incentives to the control of pollution.

In December of 2006, Jim traveled to Nashville to train with Al Gore to give the “Inconvenient Truth” slide show. Since then, Jim has presented the Al Gore slide show to 50 groups.

Jim was a Green Party candidate for Parliament in the January 2006 federal election.

Jim and Marcia have been married for 40 years and have 2 sons.