Allie Meeres

Allie Meeres is Executive Vice President & Partner at Sedgwick Strategies, a consultancy that specializes in major projects, helping clients navigate complex challenges and mitigate their most significant risks. Allie advises some of the country’s largest energy companies on Indigenous engagement, government relations, and communications. Most recently, Allie played a key role in securing a $400 million federal loan guarantee for the Stonalsec8 First Nations Alliance, enabling them to acquire a 12.5% equity stake in Enbridge’s Westcoast pipeline system—a landmark investment in Indigenous economic ownership and participation in Canada’s energy infrastructure. Her early career included managing stakeholder relations for Woodfibre LNG, where she led engagement efforts that enabled Canada’s first Indigenous-led environmental assessment, an achievement that helped drive changes to federal and provincial legislation. Rooted in empathy and collaboration, her leadership has been deepened through her work with Indigenous nations and rural communities across Canada, supporting First Nations leaders at global forums like COP27 and leading high-stakes mediations to advance projects. She also serves as a board director of Vancouver Opera, is a recipient of the Ellis Island Honours Society Beacon Award, and co-hosts the Primary Risk podcast, where she explores the human side of building major projects with voices from Indigenous leaders, CEOs, and public officials.