Christopher (Topher) Hibma is designer, a globalist and a gatherer.

As a non-profit leader who has shaped creative environments around the world, he is a member of Creative Capital’s National Advisory Council, a US organization that invests in artists to shape the future and is currently both the Founding Director for the FoodxFilm Festival and a Senior Artistic Producer for the Guthrie Theater. He is the Founding Chair of Zoukak Theatre’s Board of Trustees.

He has partnered with Ettijahat-Independent Culture in Lebanon, the Luma Fondation in France, D-CAF in Egypt, the Rolex Mentors & Protégés Initiative in Switzerland, the Office of the King Mohammed VI and Dar al-Ma’mun in Morocco, the Kampala International Theatre Festival in Uganda, Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia and the Nairobi Musical Theatre Initiative in Kenya.

He has served as a consultant to The Apollo Theater, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and the global design firm, IDEO. He is a member of Guild of Future Architects, a refuge for people shaping an inclusive & prosperous world.

In his recent role as the Director of Sundance Institute’s Theatre Program, Christopher built one of the world’s leading brands and most diverse rosters of artists.

Christopher is co-creator of Creative Tensions, a fresh approach to dialogue that asks participants to reveal where they stand on an issue by where they stand – and move – in a room. He incorporates the principles rigor, grace & intention as he cultivates the talents of global storytellers, thinkers and leaders as he designs into their best instincts.