Clare Bronfman

Clare Bronfman

Clare Bronfman is the youngest daughter of the billionaire philanthropist and former Seagram chairman, Edgar Bronfman Sr.[1]

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Background

Edgar Bronfman, Sr. first met Rita Webb in Marbella, Spain. She married him in 1975, two years after his divorce to his first wife, the investment-banking heiress Ann Loeb. Webb gave birth to Sara the following year and had Clare two and a half years later.[2]

Shortly after Clare's birth, Georgiana asked Edgar for a divorce. After remarrying in 1980 and a subsequent second divorce, the girls would visit their father, who owned estates outside Charlottesville, Virginia, and in Westchester County, a home in Sun Valley, and an apartment on Fifth Avenue. But their lives would be centered in England and in Kenya, with their mother.[2][3]

Involvement in NXIVM

At the time of her introduction to NXIVM, Clare was passionately committed to her equestrian career. Although Clare was a champion horse jumper in her early 20s, she was less outgoing than her older sister Sara, who introduced her to the executive success workshops offered by the NXIVM program. Clare was described as being "a bit withdrawn and certainly the type to stay in and read while everyone else goes out."[3] After attending the first sessions at the NXIVM branch in Monterrey, Mexico in 2004, Clare's trainer and classmates stated that Clare had changed and had become more open. Clare and Sara became committed followers of NXIVM and its leader, Keith Raniere, relocating to upstate New York to work as NXIVM trainers.[4]

In addition to serving as a NXIVM trainer, Clare also serves as the event coordinator for Vanguard week (also VWeek) which is the annual festival corresponding with Keith Raniere's (founder of NXIVM) birthday. "The purpose of VWeek is to get the chance to experience a civilized world ... [and] craft for ourselves a more fulfilling, purposeful life."[4]Vanguard Week is meant exclusively for NXIVM members and the entire 700 acres is closed to the public.[5]

Equestrian Career

In December of 1999, Clare had competed in the Millstreet Indoor International Horse Show aboard Enchante.[6]

In 2001, Clare Bronfman aboard Charlton (Cavalier) won the Grand Prix at CSI-A Eindhoven claiming the £10,000 winner's purse[7]

Clare Bronfman aboard Charlton also participated in the World Final of the Samsung Nations Cup Series (Jumping) in Madrid, Spain on September 23, 2001 in which she scored 5 & 0 faults in rounds one and two respectively.[8]

A year after winning the Grand Prix at CSI-A Eindhoven (NED), Clare Bronfman won the Grand Prix in Rome (ITA) on Sunday, May 26th, 2002 aboard Charlton (Cavalier - Kilkenny Diamond, King of Diamonds), a 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding. "It still hasn't sunk in, it was great, he was jumping incredibly" said the 23-year-old Dutch based rider who had jumped three double clear rounds. Bronfman was followed by compatriot Laura Kraut, who had the fastest time on the 11-year-old Dutch bred gelding Anthem (Dutchboy - Ecvalan, Triton), however a rail in the jump off cost them the class. The two American women, in a competition dominated by men, were the only riders who went into the jump off with double clear rounds.[9]

Out of the five riders representing the United States at the first European indoor show of the season at CSI-A Bremen (GER), from October 3 - 6, 2002, Clare Bronfman fared the best on Lord William (Lord Caletto - Rocky, by Rousseau), her Westphalian gelding, placing second in the Der Joker competition and second in another class aboard her Selle Francais gelding, Enchante (Kessel II).

From October 17-19, 2002 U.S. riders, Clare Bronfman, Alice Debany Clero, Candice King, Kate Levy, and Paige Rassas competed at CSI-A Leeuwarden (NED). Claire Bronfman won the Speed and Handiness competition aboard Lord William. Clare Bronfman on Enchante ended up in 13th place while Kate Levy with Payton (Polydor - Romantika, by Rheinblick), her 9-year-old Rhinelander gelding, wound up in 32nd place.[10]

Non-Profit Work

Clare, along with her sister Sara Bronfman, formed a non-profit organization called the Ethical Humanitarian Foundation after being "conceptualized" by Keith Raniere in 2007. Clare is listed as a being a Trustee within the organization.[11][12] The group claims that its goal is to move humanity "towards a more noble civilization" by adopting a "humanity first foundation".[13] As part of their involvement in WEFC, Sara and Clare were credited with being able to bring the Dalai Lama to Albany to participate in the WEFC's inaugural event on May 6, 2009.[3][14]

Clare is also listed as a Producer within A Cappella Innovations, a group to that seeks to explore how music can be applied to "humanity, civilization, and ethics."[15]

References

  1. ^ <Andrews, Suzanna (November 2010). "The Heiresses and the Cult". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/11/bronfman-201011. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Andrews, Suzanna (November 2010). "The Heiresses and the Cult". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/11/bronfman-201011. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c Tkacik, Maureen (23 April 2011). "Poor Little Rich Girls: The Ballad of Sara and Clare Bronfman". The New York Observer. http://www.observer.com/2010/daily-transom/poor-little-rich-girls?page=all. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Kohler, Nicholas (9 September 2011). "How to lose $100 million". Macleans. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/how-to-lose-100-million/. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  5. ^ Nicholas Kohler, "How to Lose $100 Million," MacLean's, September 13, 2010, pg. 58.
  6. ^ Mulvihill, Frank. "Millstreet Indoor International Horse Show". Ireland's Horse Review. http://www.coolcorron.com/news_arch1.html. Retrieved 4 June 2011. 
  7. ^ Parkes, Louise (28 May 2001). "Snowjumping - Lennon on Song". Independent.ie. http://www.independent.ie/sport/bshowjumpingb-lennon-on-song-346762.html. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  8. ^ "Warm Reception For U.S. Riders in Nations Cup Final". USA Equestrian. http://www.horseweb.com/articles/press/usae_010924_nations.htm. Retrieved 4 June 2011. 
  9. ^ "Clare Bronfman Wins The Grand Prix At CSIO Rome - Equiworld Magazine May 2002". Equiworld Magazine. May 2002. http://www.equiworld.net/uk/ezine/0502/usaequestrian08.htm. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  10. ^ "US Show Jumping Riders Off to a Good Start in the European Indoor Circuit - Equiworld Magazine October 2002". Equiworld Magazine. October 2002. http://www.equiworld.net/uk/ezine/1002/usaequestrian22.htm. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  11. ^ Odato, James (31 January 2011). "Papers reveal NXIVM secrets". Times Union. http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Papers-reveal-NXIVM-secrets-985662.php#page-2. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
  12. ^ "Ethical Humanitarian Foundation - Keith Raniere, Founder". Ethical Humanitarian Foundation. http://www.ethicalhumanitarian.com/keith_raniere.php. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
  13. ^ "Ethical Humanitarian Foundation - Mission". http://www.ethicalhumanitarian.com/mission.php. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
  14. ^ DeMare, Carol. "Canada Tibet Committee|Newsroom". Canada Tibet Committee. http://www.tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/5271. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
  15. ^ "A Cappella Innovations". A Cappella Innovations. http://www.acappellainnovations.com/acappella-directors.php. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 

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