David Bellerive | Making Infrastructure Work for People

I help make infrastructure work. For people, and for the systems behind them.

Hello there! I am David Bellerive, a bilingual public-sector strategist based in Ottawa. I combine institutional finance, systems thinking, and public storytelling to support projects that connect delivery with trust. My work spans strategy, operations, and public engagement. Building infrastructure that works requires more than plans: It takes follow-through.

Through both creative and analytical work, I connect institutional logic with public meaning. Whether I am advising leadership on budget strategy or breaking down transit systems for the public, I aim to make complex systems more visible, more accountable, and more human. I bring that same operational clarity to broader infrastructure challenges: because what people experience depends on what works behind the scenes.

I am currently pursuing an MBA to deepen my understanding of how decisions get funded, governed, and implemented. My focus is on the systems that shape daily life: public infrastructure, institutional trust, and the quiet mechanics that keep both running.

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Strategic Experience

Beyond my civic storytelling, I currently serve as a financial planning and reporting advisor in the higher education sector. I help manage multi-million-dollar budgets, produce strategic reports, and help guide decisions that balance institutional goals, operational complexity, and public accountability. I work with a wide variety of stakeholders, internal and external, to enable outcomes that are transformative.

This role grounds my perspective in the realities of large-scale delivery: where ambition meets constraints, and systems must work under pressure. It also informs how I think about governance, communication, and the quiet mechanics that make public infrastructure succeed (or fail).

What I Bring to the Table

YouTube Channels

I am actively involved in producing visual content for Rail Fans Canada and other independent projects. I specialize in photography, videography, and research-driven storytelling that brings infrastructure and transit systems to life.

Whether I am breaking down complex operations or sharing behind-the-scenes insights, my goal is to present urban design and transit topics in a way that's accessible, informative, and visually compelling.

My Latest Video

I create videos that break down infrastructure, transit, and public systems where I combine research, visuals, and storytelling to make the complex more accessible.

Watch the latest, and if it resonates, please consider subscribing. This is all part of building a more visible, accountable infrastructure culture.

Thumbnail of latest video created by David Bellerive, Coast to Coast 2024

Let's build the systems that shape what's next.

Public infrastructure needs more than vision: it needs people who can connect delivery with meaning, and ambition with accountability. That's the work I want to do.

I bring a unique mix of operational experience, civic insight, and creative strategy to complex systems. Whether you're leading a major project, designing a public platform, or scaling delivery capacity, I'd love to be part of that conversation, and that team.

If you're hiring, collaborating, or building something that matters, let's talk.

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