12 Facts About Rinaldo Brutoco

Rinaldo S Brutoco was born on February 27,1947 and is a Canadian-born American attorney, corporate executive, and entrepreneur.

Rinaldo Brutoco graduated from Santa Clara University in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics and philosophy.

Rinaldo Brutoco subsequently earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 1971.

In 1972, Rinaldo Brutoco founded the California Public Interest Law Center, an organization that achieved a landmark legal victory against the California Public Utilities Commission, resulting in a $143 million refund to customers of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company.

Rinaldo Brutoco co-founded Channel 100, the world's first pay cable television company, in 1972, serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Rinaldo Brutoco served as chairman and CEO of the Red Rose Collection, a lifestyle mail-order catalog company recognized as one of Inc magazine's 500 fastest-growing private companies for three consecutive years.

Rinaldo Brutoco was notable for being the first catalog retailer to sell A Course in Miracles.

From 1992 to 2018, Rinaldo Brutoco was a board member of Men's Wearhouse, where he served on the audit committee and played a key role in the company's initial public offering.

Rinaldo Brutoco is the founding chairman of H2 Clipper, a company developing hydrogen-powered dirigibles for sustainable transportation.

Rinaldo Brutoco is the founding chairman of The Optimist Daily, a digital platform delivering positive news to over 30,000 subscribers.

In 2013, Rinaldo Brutoco co-founded JUST Capital, a nonprofit that promotes stakeholder capitalism by providing market data on corporate social responsibility.

Originally a collaboration between the World Business Academy and the Chopra Foundation, it now operates as an independent organization headquartered in New York City, with Rinaldo Brutoco serving on its executive committee and chairing its audit and finance committees.