Steffan (Steff) Jones is a retired CMHC Executive with over 25 years of experience in the housing field and a deep understanding of the factors contributing to Canada's severe housing affordability challenges.
During his tenure at CMHC, Steff worked in a diverse array of functional areas including CMHC's commercial mortgage insurance business (underwriting, claims and operational policy), housing programs, and human resources. In 2018, in his role as VP, Corporate Strategy, Steff was instrumental in helping CMHC set a new strategy and course for the future, anchored in a broad on-going transformation of CMHC. This work led to Steff standing up and being appointed as the VP of a new functional area at CMHC - Innovation and Partnerships - where he learned about and became passionate about the vast untapped potential and willingness to solve housing problems that lies in the private sector.
Steff is an action-oriented and empathetic leader, known for his willingness to experiment and his love of the messy art of transformation and change, knowing that in the end, solutions and outcomes must balance business, industry and community. This has allowed him to build a vast and tight knit network of colleagues, partners, and most importantly, friends over the course of his career.
Steff has a MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Carleton University, a BSc. in Psychology from Trent University, and is certified in Prosci Change Management. He lives in Ottawa with his wife and two kids, where he makes fitness a way of life, is an avid golfer, and an amateur rock drummer.
