A lawyer by profession, Doug enjoyed a successful career in law as a partner with one of Canada’s leading international law firms, Fasken Martineau, where he helped oversee the private planning needs of many wealthy Canadian families. In 1994, Doug joined a newly-formed wealth management firm that came to be known as Connor Clark Private Trust. He became President of the firm four years later. Connor Clark’s expansion across Canada and internationally, and the successful service offering it provided private clients, were key reasons behind the Royal Bank’s purchase of the firm in 1999. In 2001, Doug founded Newport in partnership with Mark Kinney and David Lloyd because they wanted t