Don Durand

Managing Partner

With a career spanning multiple industries, continents, and in both the private business and military sectors, Don Durand specializes in helping teams elevate their ability to execute strategy, deliver project objectives, and overcome obstacles to their success. He works with a range of business functions and levels, including executive leadership and unions. His clients refer to him as a corporate locksmith, helping them open the doors to greater achievement.

Before moving to the private sector, Don was a combat engineer officer in the Canadian Army and the British Army for twelve years. He led operations during the Balkans crisis in the mid-nineties and in Kuwait in the aftermath of the first Gulf War. Since then, he has built public transit in Cameroon, renewable energy projects in Liberia, and taught graduate level courses at Simon Fraser University. Most recently, Don spent four years at Insigniam, an international management consulting firm, where he served as a partner and driver of Insigniam's Canadian practice. Alongside his current role at Viewscape, Don is a Certified Forum Chair with MacKay CEO Forums, where he facilitates a group of high-powered executives.

When he is not travelling with his wife and three kids, Don can be found exploring the North Shore backcountry and beyond.

Don holds an MBA from Simon Fraser University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Royal Military College.