Sprott School of Business Alumni Recognized for Professional and Community Impact

Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business is proud to announce the newest recipients of the Sprott Alumni Awards. These awards honour the exceptional achievements of Sprott alumni and the impact they have made in their careers, professions and communities.

• Sprott Alumni Award: Professional Excellence – Eugene Lundrigan (BCom/89)
• Sprott Alumni Award: Early Achievement – Josh Gray (BIB/22)
• Sprott Alumni Award: Good Business – Dave Brown (BCom/86)

Learn about the impact and achievements of our alumni honourees below.

Eugene Lundrigan began his impressive career at the Bank of Canada in the Financial Markets Department, advancing to Trading Desk Manager before moving to Sun Life Financial where he spent most of his career.

While at Sun Life, Eugene led the public bond team in Canada, then moved to Hong Kong as VP, Investments, Asia. In addition to leading Sun Life’s investment teams in Asia, he also led Sun Life’s Asian wealth management portfolio. Eugene broadened his expertise in his next role leading the strategic planning, product development and marketing for Sun Life Hong Kong, an insurance company with HKD20B of assets. He went on to head Sun Life’s International Investment Centre, a global investment consulting team.

Eugene was tagged by the Sun Life board to help develop a business case on why Sun Life should offer its internal investment capabilities to the institutional market, primarily based on a paper he had co-written many years earlier. This led to the launch of Sun Life Capital Management Canada in October 2013 with Eugene established as Chief Operating Officer. He built the company from the ground up, becoming Canadian President and Head of Institutional Business. At the time of his retirement in December 2024, SLC Management served more than 1,300 global clients in 26 countries and managed assets of $300B AUM.

Throughout his career, Eugene has volunteered his time for many organizations. Until his retirement, he was a member of the Canadian Fixed Income Forum of the Bank of Canada. He previously served as a mentor and advisor to students on the Sprott Student Investment Fund, as well as in roles at the Canadian Coalition of Good Governance and Right to Play.

Entrepreneur Josh Gray is a graduate of Sprott’s Bachelor of International Business program with a concentration in finance.

When Josh was in second year, the pandemic hit and he started his first company, Guelph Box, as a way to support businesses in his hometown through the sale of curated gift boxes of locally sourced goods.  He sold Guelph Box the same week he graduated from Carleton in 2022.

As an upper year student, Josh developed and launched his present company, Artemis, with support from Carleton’s Innovation Hub. Artemis is an AI-driven data operations platform that automatically cleans data and resolves data issues. In 2024, Artemis raised $2 million in pre-seed funding.

In 2023, Josh was recognized by the League of Innovators as Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

For Dave Brown, he lifelong dedication to volunteerism began while at university, where he immersed himself in student life and Carleton’s Rideau River Residence Association. Today, Dave has established himself as a community builder in his hometown of Chaffey’s Lock, a historic village in Rideau Lakes Township in Eastern Ontario.

For decades, Dave has been a pillar of the community and his tremendous contributions have helped to make Chaffey’s Lock a tourist destination for boating and heritage. As President and CFO of Browns Marina, a full-service marina, boating dealership and family business, he has leveraged his combined expertise in boating and local history to elevate the experience of visitors to the area.

Dave has been heavily involved in the Chaffey’s Lock and Area Heritage Society, which preserves and informs visitors of the rich history of the area. Dave led fundraising efforts that saved Chaffey’s Lock Hall, a heritage building and community event space.

In addition to his work in the community, Dave has been a strong advocate for education in the trades. After graduating from Carleton, Dave earned his Bachelor in Education and taught at the high school and college levels. He served on the Industry Committee of the Ontario College of Trades, where he contributed to modernizing the curriculum and apprenticeship training standards for the skilled sector of Motorcycle, Marine, Turf and Small Engine Technician. He continues to consult with Skilled Trades Ontario.  He also serves on the board of Boating Ontario.

In 2023, Dave was recognized with Boating Ontario’s Gord Black Visionary Award for leadership in the boating industry and in 2024, he received the Bill Thake Award for Economic Development Leadership for his contributions to the Leeds-Grenville Rideau Lakes county.

Learn more about the Sprott Alumni Awards and past recipients.