Kathrine D. Farris

Kathrine founded Vital Energy Inc. to disrupt ubiquitous, large-scale systems, creating a more circular economy. Her vision supports, engages and delivers regenerative design that affects social, environmental and economic infrastructures, all over the world. 

Vital has brought together world-class engineering and technical expertise to deliver a waste-to-energy system determined to rid the world of existing landfills and transform them into carbon-free fuel and clean energy. The VitalMEP Waste Transformation System leverages the best of existing WTE technology, and focuses it using regenerative design. 

VitalMEP’s solution addresses the pressing crisis of waste management, our growing environmental impact, the health of our communities, and the critical need for a circulate economy; all within a sound business model. 

Her drive to succeed comes from compassion, empathy, and a belief that everyone has a right to good health and a clean planet. 

Kathrine lives in Toronto with her husband, daughter, and a very large dog.