Malcolm D. Burrows

Scotia Private Client Group, Head of Philanthropic Advisory Services

Malcolm leads philanthropic advisory services at the Scotia Private Client Group, where he advises private clients on the role that charitable giving plays in their financial lives. Scotia Private Client Group is Canada's largest national service provider to private foundations and operates the Aqueduct Foundation, a public planning foundation.

Prior to joining SPCG in 2004, Malcolm worked in the charitable sector for University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, and The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation for over 13 years. He was Chair of Government Relations for the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP) from 2002 to 2006. Through CAGP, he has contributed to new rules for gifts of public securities, donation tax shelters, and private foundations. In 2000, he helped create "Charitable Options", a category of stock options for charitable giving adopted by the Toronto Stock Exchange.