DAVID RUTHERFORD
VP Communications and Corporate Sustainability, Aviso Wealth

David Rutherford is VP Communications and Corporate Sustainability at Aviso Wealth. He originally joined the Aviso organization as VP Marketing of NEI Investments in August 2016, with a mandate to lead the re-positioning of NEI solely around responsible investing. In May 2019, he was appointed VP ESG Services, to head NEI’s renowned ESG team and program, and help reinforce the company’s leadership position within the rapidly changing and increasingly competitive responsible investment landscape. In his current role since October 2021, David is charged with developing Aviso’s inaugural sustainability strategy and evolving corporate narrative.
 
A versatile leader with 30+ years’ experience in corporate, government, agency and non-profit organizations, David holds an undergraduate degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Ryerson University, a Master’s Degree in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics, and a Graduate Diploma in Social Responsibility and Sustainability from the University of Toronto, where he won the President’s Award for Innovative ESG Practices for his examination of the impact of investor purpose on the wealth management and investment advice industries.

David has also earned his living as an abstract oil painter, cartoonist, advertising copywriter, journalist and columnist.