As a Coordinator, Willis is responsible for supporting Platform's marketing and community building initiatives. During his time at Platform Calgary, Willis has worked with a number of startups and partners in Calgary's innovation ecosystem. In the past, Willis has worked on Platform Calgary's Industry Partnerships team to deliver TELUS programming, which included the TELUS Technology Incubator that supported 16 IoT startups across Alberta and British Columbia, and Kinetica Ventures energy accelerator team.

Willis holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Calgary. Previously he has worked at Husky Energy on their Marketing Strategy and Loyalty Programs team and co-founded a baby product social enterprise called Bundles of Hope.