Michael MacMillan

Michael I.M. MacMillan is the Co-founder and Chairman of Samara, a charitable organization that studies citizen engagement with the Canadian democracy. Through its projects, it hopes to strengthen the health of Canada's democracy and encourage others to do the same.

Career

Michael was previously the Executive Chairman of Alliance Atlantis. Michael co-founded Atlantis Films in 1978. In its early years, Atlantis was primarily a film and television production house, winning an Oscar in 1984 for its short film Boys and Girls and an Emmy in 1992 for Lost in the Barrens. In 1993 Atlantis became a broadcaster with the launch of its first network, Life Network. In 1998 Atlantis acquired Alliance Communications (and became Alliance Atlantis). It was under Michael's continued leadership that the company operated 13 Canadian television networks including HGTV Canada, Showcase Television, History Television and the Food Network. The company also distributed and produced movies and television programs including the hit series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2007, Michael sold Alliance Atlantis.

Other interests

A graduate of Queen's University, it was announced on November 29, 2006, that he had been elected, as of January 1, 2007, as Chair of the Board of Governors of Upper Canada College (UCC), from which he also graduated in 1974.^[1]

MacMillan also volunteers with organizations such as Toronto East General Hospital, the Canadian Club of Toronto and the Toronto International Film Festival.^[1]

Personal Life

Michael lives in Toronto with his wife Cathy and has 3 daughters.

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} UCC press release November 29, 2006

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