Carol Anne Hilton, an Indigenous business leader, and author is the CEO and founder of the Indigenomics Institute and the Global Center of Indigenomics. With an international Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Hertfordshire, Carol Anne is an expert in the community, business development, and economic design. She has over 20 years of experience in increasing the visibility and inclusion of Indigenous business and economic growth globally, with a focus on multi-generational Indigenous wealth creation.

As an international award-winning best-selling author of “Indigenomics: Taking a Seat at the Economic Table,” Carol Anne has created the Indigenomics movement, which focuses on the rebuilding and strengthening of Indigenous economies. Her work has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Nation Builder Award from the National Angel Capital Organization, the BC Achievement Foundation’s Award of Distinction in Indigenous Business, and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business’s national Award of Excellence in Aboriginal Relations.

In addition to her role as CEO, Carol Anne serves as a senior advisor to the federal Finance Minister, a director of the McGill University Institute for the Study of Canada, MITACS Research, and the BC Digital Supercluster, and as an adjunct professor at Royal Roads University’s School of Business.

She is committed to driving the narrative of the 100 billion dollars Indigenous economic target, by convening the necessary tools, leadership, resources, partnerships, institutions, and investment.

Carol Anne Hilton is a dynamic national Indigenous leader, and her work is making a meaningful impact in designing and growing Indigenous economies for national and global impact.