Patrick Hiebert

Chief Executive Officer

  • Patrick Hiebert, CEO and co-founder of Autris, has dedicated nearly two decades to the design and development of freedom and sustainability-oriented communities and homes. A seasoned entrepreneur with a background in founding and successfully selling high-tech software companies, Patrick's journey took a unique turn when he and his son embarked on a transformative experience of living on a boat and sailing the open ocean. This immersive lifestyle provided them with invaluable insights into the principles of a freer existence, efficient designs, self-sufficiency in power and water generation, and a profound commitment to sustainable living that transcends dependence on governments and corporations.

    At the helm of Autris, Patrick intends to steer the company to become a holding entity for two groundbreaking and successful entities – EcoVillages and Vida Verde Agroforestry. EcoVillages, a community design and development company, places a strong emphasis on sustainability and liberty-focused living. Under Patrick's leadership, EcoVillages has become synonymous with innovative community design, incorporating principles of freedom, independence, resiliency, sustainability, and transparency.

    Simultaneously, Vida Verde Agroforestry, another proposed subsidiary of Autris, focuses on the sustainable integration of agriculture with forestry. Patrick's commitment to breaking new ground in freedom-oriented, eco-sensible, and sustainable living community design, as well as agroforestry practices, is reflected in the innovative approaches employed by both companies.

    Leveraging his vast experience, Patrick consistently pioneers new ways to empower Autris' clients to embrace a lifestyle that minimizes reliance on big government and corporations. The Autris portfolio of communities and agroforests is rapidly expanding in response to a growing global demand for living spaces that offer freedom from potential future lockdowns and mandates. Patrick envisions Autris as a beacon for individuals seeking a like-minded community, awake to the political divisiveness and overreach of the contemporary world.

    Central to Autris' commitment to excellence is the "F.I.R.S.T. Community Certification" program, a brainchild of Patrick Hiebert himself. Representing Freedom, Independence, Resiliency, Sustainability, and Transparency, this certification ensures that Autris and its subsidiaries focus on delivering a superior freedom-oriented lifestyle, serving as landing pad homes, and offering Plan B residencies for the expanding market of freedom-seeking individuals worldwide.

    In the realm of sustainable living and community development, Patrick Hiebert stands as a visionary leader, continuously shaping the trajectory of Autris and its subsidiaries towards a future characterized by freedom, resilience, and sustainable living.

Don Morrsion

Chief Financial Officer

  • As CFO, Mr. Morrison brings nearly 40 years of business experience and financial acumen to the company. Together with his expertise in finance, Don lives EcoVillages’ philosophy of freedom and sustainability every day as a resident of one of our newest up and coming communities.

    Don is a Canadian who has founded, successfully grown and sold companies in the hospitality space and been very active in public offerings and all the detailed financial reporting that goes along with being a public company.

    EcoVillages is lucky to have Don at the helm of the financial department of the company with his rare mix of loving the numbers but also having avid interest in food forests and self sustainability.

Erik Vik

Chief Operations Officer

  • Mr. Vik is a professional engineer registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, Canada. With over 24 years of experience in engineering, procurement, construction, oil and gas exploration, economic evaluation, and acquisitions/divestitures.

    Just as importantly, Erik shares the freedom and self reliance oriented philosophy of EcoVillages and is excited to be part of creating communities that hold these values.

    As VP of Engineering for Tamboran Resources Ltd., a private Australian gas explorer and developer, he assisted in the public listing process, assembled and supervised international technical, environmental, regulatory and security teams in Northern Ireland and Australia. He provided oversight for the HSE system, AFE’s, tenders, awards, regulatory & environmental applications, contracting, procurement, and drilling/completions programs. Additionally, he created and maintained development plans, investor presentations and budgets for the corporation.

    With all this experience and knowledge, Erik is the perfect person to lead the Operations of EcoVillages and ensure our attention to detail that is required to provide luxury homes and communities for our residents.

    Erik is pleased to be a part of the team where there is an emphasis on continual improvement and an objective of being the best at what we do for ourselves and customers.

Spencer Hiebert

Chief Design Officer / Board Member

  • Spencer Hiebert is a Co-Founder and the Chief Design Officer (CDO) of EcoVillages, a freedom and sustainable community development company.

    After growing up sailing and living on boats with his father Patrick, Spencer developed a passion for sailing, and the sustainable lifestyles that come with it. Spencer would go on to later living on his own sailboat while working in the Marine Industry in Canada, and between that and assisting his father on his off grid projects in Nicaragua, Spencer gained immense hands on experience working with alternative energy systems and self sustainability concepts. The combination of this experience and actually living the lifestyle created a very effective knowledge base for what was to come.

    In 2019 when COVID hit, Spencer found himself in Belize while the initial lockdowns were happening. The lockdowns were really the catalyst for Spencer to begin to design communities of off-grid freedom oriented living and self sustainability oriented homes.

    The team was put together and work started on designing the communities that would eventually be known as the Veritas Villages.

    Since that time, Spencer and the EcoVillages team have designed many communities with homes that support a large variety of lifestyles. From true off-grid tiny homes, to full sized luxury homes and condos that still put an emphasis on self sustainability oriented living.

Mikkel Thorup

Board Member

  • Autris is honored to have Mikkel Thorup as a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Thorup is one of the world’s most sought-after expat consultants. He focuses on helping high-net-worth private clients to legally mitigate tax liabilities, obtain a second residency and citizenship, and assemble a portfolio of foreign investments, including international real estate, agroforestry plantations and other hard-money tangible assets.

    Mikkel is the Founder and CEO at Expat Money®, a private consulting firm and he is also a Best Selling author.

    Mikkel brings his vast experience into play helping advise EcoVillages on what freedom oriented people are looking for in the communities they wish to live in and puts his money where his mouth is himself as a investor in and resident of EcoVillages’ Veritas Village communities.

Alex Voss

Advisory Board Member

  • Alex is a Foundation Council Member of Free Cities Foundation. He has a background in investment banking and joined Titus Gebel as the CFO of Tipolis from its beginning.

    Alex lives in Chicago and is working to expand the ideas of the Foundation to the Americas. He studied economics and finance at University of Chicago and Notre Dame and holds the CFA Charter. More recently Alex has formalized his study of Austrian Economics under the tutelage of the Mises Institute.