Paul Heidebrecht is the inaugural Director of the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Conrad Grebel University College and the University of Waterloo. His research interests include the intersections of peacebuilding and social innovation and technology and ethics. In recent years he has leveraged academic preparation and professional experience in both engineering and the humanities to help spark the emerging field of PeaceTech—generating critical insights on the social impact of technology, while using technology to augment the efforts of civil society organizations, social-purpose businesses, and governments to advance peace and justice.