David Sutherland

David Sutherland is ICM’s CEO and Chair of the board. Since 1999, David has scaled ICM from a small start-up charity to a US$15M organization that has transformed the lives of more than 2 million ultra-poor Filipinos through partnership with 20,000 slum churches.

Until early 2013, David was Morgan Stanley’s Chief Financial Officer in Asia Pacific, responsible for the company’s businesses in China, India, Korea, Australia and other countries. Before his role as CFO, David spent more than a decade as a Morgan Stanley Managing Director, overseeing its tax department in Asia. Prior to Asia, David worked for Arthur Andersen; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; Caplin & Drysdale; and the U.S. Department of Treasury where he was the Associate International Tax Counsel.

In addition to his role with ICM, David also serves as the board chair of Asian Charity Services and Friends of Hong Kong Charities.