The Team
Who we are
Steve is an activist. He believes passionately that individuals working together for the common good can change the world, and make it better for everyone.
Before coming to financial planning in 1996. Steve dedicated over 20 years to environmental, justice, community and aboriginal issues in various parts of Canada. He’s worked for aboriginal organizations in northern B.C. and the N.W.T.; covered environmental and aboriginal issues as a journalist and columnist; managed public legal education programs; and advocated on northern and environmental issues on Parliament Hill. Steve was the first executive director of a northern BC-based environmental research organization involved in forestry, oil exploration, and transportation issues, and was one of the first western journalists allowed into China in the 1970’s.
His training as a journalist and his broad experience has taught him a lot about how the world works, and how it needs to change. Steve now brings this powerful experience, his strong sense of personal integrity and social responsibility, and his progressive values, to the practice of financial planning.
At Berkshire Securities Inc., Steve is the leader of his own team that specializes in ethical investing and values-based financial planning.
Steve lives on Victoria’s West Shore with his wife, Kate, and has three sons, with one still in the nest. He is involved with a variety of non-profit organizations, and is an active member of Victoria’s Values-based Business Network, supporting and promoting green businesses, corporate responsibility, and community-mindedness. Steve is also a member of the Social Investment Organization, a national agency dedicated to the advancement of socially responsible investment in Canada and the Vancouver Island Better Business Bureau. Passionate about playing golf, learning, and fair trade coffee, Steve loves meeting new people who share his values.
View a biography document on Stephen Whipp and his team, including:
- Moira Campbell
- Kelly Kristianson
