Carl Spiess is a retired wealth advisor. He spent 30 years at ScotiaMcLeod advising clients on their wealth management needs. He was featured in Scotiabank’s 2002 annual report for his charity work protecting Georgian Bay. Carl ran and continues to support the Georgian Bay Land Trust annual art auctions. He has been a long-time supporter and fundraiser for the Toronto United Way. He continues to be active as the treasurer of the ScotiaMcLeod Charitable Foundation which created the Carl Spiess Community Award in his honour and funds the annual “Share the Wealth” employee giving program.

Carl married his wife Jennifer at the McMichael gallery on a warm summer day in 1994. In his spare time Carl is an art collector, rock climber, hiker, snowboarder and obsessive windsurfer. Read more about his passion for the McMichael on his patron profile.