Rustam Juma

Rustam Juma is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. In this role, Rusty provides corporate governance, legal, and risk management advice to the Board and senior management during a period of unprecedent change and disruption in the automotive industry.

Prior to joining Volkswagen Group in 2023, Rusty was General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Eckler Ltd., Canada’s largest privately owned actuarial consulting firm with offices across Canada and the Caribbean. He was also previously in-house counsel at Deloitte LLP and worked at international law firms in both Toronto and Calgary.

Rusty graduated law school from Western University and obtained a Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo. He has worked in the United States and Afghanistan, studied abroad in India and has volunteered in Vietnam.

Rusty was awarded the Canadian General Counsel Award in 2022 and awarded the global Top 10 30-Something Award in 2016 by the Association of Corporate Counsel. In 2020, he co-founded the National GC Network to help General Counsel advance ED&I values in their organizations and the legal community.