Annie Korver, MBA
Founder and Principal, Rise Consulting

As a purpose-driven entrepreneur and citizen of the Métis Nation, Annie Korver is dedicated to enriching relationships between Indigenous and corporate communities. Annie founded Rise Consulting (“Rise”) in 2013 when she was inspired to respond to the call to Reconciliation and advance Indigenous inclusion.  

Championing a values-based approach, Annie creates spaces where others can realize their strategic visions for inclusion, establish reciprocal relationships and produce impactful outcomes. Annie is a community and industry leader focused on the principles that make those relationships work: Rights, respect, relevance, reverence, reciprocity, responsibility and relationships. Under her leadership, Rise has lived up to its name — growing into a national brand over the past decade and becoming certified as a B Corporation in 2023 (recertified in 2025) and certified at the silver-level with the Canadian Council of Indigenous Business (CCIB) Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations Program in 2025. 

Annie holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Calgary. She achieved the Global Competent Boards Designation and Certification in 2021, completed the Fundamentals of OCAP® course in 2025 and is currently completing the Institute of Corporate Directors Director Education Program; she proudly serves as a Director with the CCIB and the Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Initiative. She was recognized in 2024 as a distinguished Thompson Rivers University alumni as an EY Entrepreneur of The Year® finalist.   

Annie lives within Ktunaxa ?amaki?is, the homelands of the Ktunaxa People, and the Kootenay Region of the Métis Nation of British Columbia in Fernie, with her husband and their two young children where they enjoy skiing, biking and hiking as often as possible.