Philip Rutherford

Board Member

Philip Rutherford is Vice President, Substance Use Continuum at The National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Rutherford has managed strategy and operations for several recovery-focused organizations. He is a member of committees at the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration and other federal agencies. He serves as board chair for the Police Treatment and Community Collaborative. He also holds board seats at the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, Serve Minnesota, Ampact, and the Recovery Policy Collaborative.

In 2020 Rutherford launched BFBV, a community-focused collaborative centering the needs of overdose-dense communities. This group now represents roughly 100 organizations around the country. Prior to the nonprofit world, he spent most of his career at Microsoft, Micron Electronics, and the Taylor Corporation. Rutherford is an active member of the recovery community and has considerable experience in the areas of reentry and access.