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Helen Wetherley Knight

Founder & CTO at Helen Knight Nonprofit Consulting

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Helen Wetherley Knight is an accomplished Information Technology (IT) leader and strategic advisor known for driving large-scale digital transformation across the nonprofit, public, and emergency services sectors across North America. Her career in technology began at the age of nine, when learning to program sparked a lifelong passion for using technology to solve complex social challenges. Over more than three decades, Helen has led mission-critical modernization initiatives that strengthen service delivery, resilience, and equity for communities.

Today, Helen partners with nonprofits, emergency shelters, and public-sector organizations to design and deliver digital transformation initiatives that reduce barriers, improve access to services, and multiply social impact. Her work spans user-centred design, data and AI-readiness, digital governance, and change leadership—always grounded in measurable outcomes and sustainable adoption.

Helen is the former President of the CIO Association of Canada, Calgary Chapter, leads a Smart Cities initiative focused on increasing equitable access to technology, and is a frequent Guest Lecturer at the University on Business Technology Management. She is also a dedicated advocate for advancing gender diversity in technology through her leadership and involvement in Women in Technology programs.

Helen holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on IT Strategy and maintains certifications spanning organizational change management, project management, systems engineering, database administration, solution design, and addiction studies—reflecting her holistic approach to leading technology change in complex human-centred environments.

Available For: Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Calgary or Toronto Canada
Speaking Topics: Diversity and Inclusion in STEM, Nonprofit Digital Transformation, Data Management at Emergency Shelters

Helen Wetherley Knight Points
Academic 5
Author 2
Influencer 78
Speaker 6
Entrepreneur 0
Total 91

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Company Information

Company Type: Individual
Business Unit: Technology
Theatre: North American
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed
Media Experience: 15 years
Last Media Training: 03/05/2018
Last Media Interview: 11/29/2019

Areas of Expertise

AI 30.03
Analytics
Blockchain
Business Strategy
Change Management
Cloud
CRM
Culture
Customer Experience
Digital Disruption
Digital Transformation 30.13
Diversity and Inclusion 30.34
Emerging Technology 30.23
Entrepreneurship
ERP
Health and Safety 33.41
Innovation
Leadership 30.14
Management
Risk Management 30.20
Social
Sustainability

Industry Experience

Aerospace & Defense
Agriculture & Mining
Consumer Products
Engineering & Construction
Federal & Public Sector
Healthcare
Higher Education & Research
Oil & Gas
Other
Professional Services

Publications & Experience

1 Academic Whitepaper
Detecting Thermal Face Signature Abnormalities & Temperatures
Research Gate
July 05, 2019
Utilizing infrared cameras to detect temperature variations in people entering a facility.

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Tags: Emerging Technology, Health and Safety, Risk Management

2 Article/Blogs
Technology Transformation at the Calgary Drop-In Centre - Gigabit Magazine Feature
LinkedIn
March 12, 2020
Helen Wetherley Knight, Director of Information Technology (IT) at the Calgary Drop-In Centre (The DI), has always been excited by computers. “My parents met through computer dating,” she mentions, “so I'm the product of that technology from the early 70's. I started programming when I was nine and I was very interested in technology, however, in high school, I learned that ‘tech was for boys’, so I backed away for a few years. Now, I am a pretty loud advocate for keeping women engaged in technology.” Knight has worked in IT for over 20 years, spending 12 of those years at Suncor Energy while also running her own consulting business, Helen Knight Consulting Inc. During that time, she was also a regular volunteer at the Calgary Drop-In Centre in the city’s downtown.

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Health and Safety

Women in Technology
LinkedIn
March 08, 2020
Last year, tech job platform Honeypot conducted a study of 41 EU and OECD nations focused around gender parity in the technology space. In addition to revealing that Bulgaria leads the world as an employer of women in tech jobs (with a 30.28% female workforce), the study placed the United States and Canada firmly in the middle of the pack. The US tech workforce employs just over 6mn people and Canada slightly more than 900,000, with both countries paying women in technology jobs about 18% less than their male counterparts. “Gender parity in the workplace is not just an ethical or moral issue, but also an economic one: McKinsey found that $12trn could be added to global GDP by 2025 by advancing women’s equality,” explains Emma Tracey, Co-Founder of Honeypot. “With the proportion of female tech workers remaining under 30% across the board, we hope that this study will enrich the conversation concerning equality in this industry and inspire more women to seek out opportunities in tech.”

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Tags: AI, Health and Safety, Diversity and Inclusion

1 Media Interview
Women in IT
IT World Canada
June 04, 2019
An exploration of women in IT and STEM

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership

2 Speaking Engagements
Helen Knight on her four year technology transformation
IT World Canada
June 04, 2019
The digital transformation of an emergency shelter

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Health and Safety, Leadership

Helen Knight on her four year technology transformation
Gigabit
March 04, 2019
The digital transformation of an emergency shelter

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Health and Safety, Leadership

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