Elysa Darling’s expertise in communications, government relations and background in law has earned a reputation for building deep relationships and tenaciously executing organizations’ strategic goals. 

Elysa is experienced in advising executives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. She previously held the roles of Director of Communications and Director of Government & Public Affairs at DIGITAL, where she led the successful effort to obtain a $750M re-investment in the Global Innovation Clusters Program from the Government of Canada in Budget 2022. 

Elysa is also a trained lawyer who practiced in the First Nations corporate commercial group at a large regional firm. In addition, she co-created and taught the Indigenous Business Law course at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law, which focused on the application of corporate commercial law to on-reserve businesses. She also previously worked as a Senior Communications Consultant at a tech-focused public affairs firm.