Kabir Shahani

Kabir (he/him) is the Manager of Housing Strategy and Research at the Rural Development Network's Sustainable Housing Initiative (SHI). He has capacity-building experience in communities across Canada, coupled with research experience in affordable housing and energy-efficient building policy frameworks. Kabir holds a Master of Arts in Global Development Studies from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies from Bishop’s University. He is passionate about addressing Canada’s rural and remote housing crisis by supporting the development of affordable housing in underserved communities. He works to expand access to sustainable housing initiatives across Canada. He currently leads the SHI team by overseeing a wide range of affordable housing-related projects in rural, remote and Indigenous communities.