Ali Hoss

Chief Sustainability Officer at Triovest

Speaker

Ali Hoss is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Triovest responsible for advancing sustainability performance, strategic growth, and technology innovation for a portfolio of $12B of commercial real estate in Canada. As the recipient of Globe and Mail Best Executives Award of 2024 and a distinguished winner of the Canada Energy Innovator Award by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) in 2020, Ali works in close partnership with some of the largest Pension Funds in Canada crafting and implementing strategies that balance financial goals with environmental sustainability, fostering value creation and asset resilience while adeptly navigating and mitigating potential risks.

Ali is accredited as a professional engineer and holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He is an author of book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, a sought-after public speaker, and a guest lecturer at universities.

Before his tenure at Triovest, Ali's leadership was instrumental in shaping the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s (CIB) $1B public building retrofit financing program. He was also the architect behind the City of Toronto's ambitious policy strategy aimed at achieving net-zero emissions in existing buildings by the year 2050. In 2016, he led the innovative launch of North America's first extensive, performance-based energy conservation initiative, the IESO’s Energy Performance Program, which was supported by a $25 million budget.

In his leadership capacity, Ali serves as the co-chair of the BOMA Toronto Smart Building Committee and sits on the board of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Energy Task Force. He is actively involved in REALPAC’s ESG Committee, Fitwel's Leadership Advisory Board, the CaGBC’s Zero Carbon Steering Committee, and the Toronto Atmospheric Fund’s (TAF) Grants and Programs Committee.