Bio
Rinaldo S. Brutoco is a successful entrepreneur, executive, author, futurist, and the Founder and CEO of the World Business Academy since 1986. Rinaldo has published numerous cutting-edge articles and books that address the role and responsibility of business in relation to the critical moral, environmental, and social concerns of the day. A keynote speaker at business schools and conferences for over 30 years, Rinaldo is widely recognized as a practical visionary, change agent, and futurist.
From 2014 to 2017 Rinaldo served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Chopra Foundation Board of Directors. He currently serves on the Board of the JUST Capital Foundation, which he co-founded in 2013. He served on the Board of Directors of The Men’s Wearhouse from the time of its IPO in 1992 until June 2019. In addition, he has served on numerous non-profit boards, including as one of four Co-founders of the Gorbachev Foundation of North America, Chairman of the Omega Point Institute (since 1981), and the initial Board of the National Peace Academy.
In 2007 Rinaldo co-authored Freedom from Mid-East Oil, a comprehensive treatment of renewable energy systems and the rising effects of fossil fuel caused climate change landscape. He also co-authored a Simon & Schuester college text book on nuclear power entitled: Profiles in Power which was endorsed by Mr. Gorbachev. He holds patents for the design of an advanced aircraft, the H2 Clipper, which utilizes advanced aeronautical, clean energy, and materials technologies. Previous corporate experience includes co-founding and serving as COO of the nation’s first pay cable television operation, and as CEO of one of the first companies to offer over-the-air TV transmission of major motion pictures.
Core areas of Rinaldo’s work include clean energy, climate change analysis and mitigation; sustainable business strategy; values-driven leadership; the development of the human potential at work; global reconstruction; and innovative financial products for Sustainable Responsible Impact Investment (SRI).
Rinaldo holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Philosophy from Santa Clara University and a Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School of Law. More importantly to him, he is a loving husband, dedicated father and active grandfather.
