Digital Journal is pleased to welcome Kirstine Stewart to its editorial advisory committee.
The recently announced committee supports Digital Journal’s mission to reflect how innovation plays out in practice. Advisors contribute insight into what’s changing, what’s missing, and where leadership, policy and technology are intersecting in meaningful ways.
As Digital Journal continues to expand its coverage of innovation across systems, sectors and leadership, Stewart brings a perspective shaped by decades of experience in media, technology and policy. Her experience aligns with the kind of complexity and clarity Digital Journal brings to national conversations about innovation and change.
Stewart says she was drawn to the committee’s focus on making complex ideas more accessible and actionable.
“Digital Journal provides an access point by breaking down some of the most fascinating and exciting developments at the leading edge of technology,” she says. “It really gives a ramp to people and companies who are looking to explore the innovation space and who need that access in order to understand what their next step can be and what their future can be.”
Stewart says the publication’s reach and focus made it a natural fit.
“What Digital Journal has built is very impressive with reach and high-quality content,” Stewart adds. “I’m excited to be part of a group that’s looking at innovation from so many different angles. We need ways to understand what’s changing and what that means for the systems we all rely on.”
A Canadian now based in Los Angeles, Stewart offers a cross-border view into how innovation narratives evolve in different markets. Her career spans public institutions, tech platforms and global policy networks.
At the World Economic Forum, Stewart served as the Head of the Future of Media where she collaborated with senior leaders from major global enterprises, including Meta, Google, ByteDance, Publicis Groupe and P&G. Her work focused on digital disruption, media value, consumer privacy and the future of work.
Before the World Economic Forum, she made a significant impact at Twitter where she launched and led the company’s entry into the Canadian market as Founding Head of Twitter Canada. She later took on the role of Vice President of Media for North America, overseeing key strategic initiatives for the platform across the continent.
Prior to that Stewart worked as Head of TV, Radio and Digital at the CBC where she helped modernize the public broadcaster during a pivotal shift to digital.
She is also the author of Our Turn, a bestselling book on leadership and change in the modern workplace.
She is currently Board Chair of Blink49 Studios and a board member of Ingenium and the C100, a network connecting Canadian tech leaders in the United States with opportunities at home.
“Kirstine has spent her career helping people make sense of change,” says Chris Hogg, CEO and Executive Editor of Digital Journal. “She knows how to connect ideas across sectors and bring clarity to big conversations. That’s exactly what we’re trying to do with this committee, and with our coverage across Canada. Her perspective helps surface what matters most to decision-makers and makes it easier to connect the dots between change and action.”
Stewart joins Kamales Lardi and Terry Rock on the editorial advisory committee.
Lardi, who serves as Chair, is a digital transformation strategist based in Zurich. She brings two decades of experience helping multinational companies design and execute human-centred change, with a practical understanding of what transformation really requires inside large organizations.
Rock is President and CEO of Platform Calgary. His work focuses on building connected startup ecosystems, helping leaders across Western Canada collaborate on growth, talent and economic resilience.
Additional members will be announced in the coming weeks. The committee begins meeting this fall, and Digital Journal will publish insights and takeaways from those conversations to help shape national dialogue.
