DAVID JOSEPH MCGUINTY
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
David Joseph McGuinty is an environmental law and policy specialist with a background in private law practice, and the management of international development and professional training programs.
Born in Ottawa, Mr. McGuinty earned a master of laws degree in environmental and natural resources law at the London School of Economics and Political Science and holds bachelor's degrees in both laws and English literature from the University of Ottawa. He is also a graduate of the Kemptville College of Agriculture and has completed specialized diplomas in comparative and civil law at the Université de Sherbrooke.
Mr. McGuinty is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE). Prior to his appointment, he served as Director of Policy and Programs and Special Advisor to the Chair of the NRTEE. Mr. McGuinty also acts as the National Program Director for the LEAD Canada program, training future leaders from Canada and around the world in sustainable development.
Mr. McGuinty has extensive management experience and expertise in the area of sustainable development. As an international environmental lawyer, both in academia and private practice, he has advised governments and businesses on environmental matters. He also gained significant experience as the resident Environmental Law and Policy Training Specialist with the International Development Law Institute in Rome, Italy, as an environmental lawyer with a UK-based firm, Gouldens Solicitors and as a diplomat with the United Nations in West Africa. Mr. McGuinty is married to Brigitte Bélanger, a health care specialist and together they have four children: Stephanie, Eamonn, Joseph and Fiona.