- Joseph Rotman
Joseph L. Rotman, OC , MCom , LL.D (born
January 6 ,1935 ) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.Born in
Toronto, Ontario , he received his BA from theUniversity of Western Ontario in 1957 and his MCom from theUniversity of Toronto in 1960. In 1987, he founded Clairvest Group Inc., a Canadian-based merchant bank.The University of Toronto's
Rotman School of Management is named in his honour after he donated C$18 million toward the school.He led the creation of the
Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care affiliated with theUniversity of Toronto .He served two three-year terms on the Governing Council of the
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) from June 2000 to June 2006.In 1994, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada .He married Sandra Frieberg in 1959 and has two children, Janis and Kenneth.
In August 2008, he was appointed to a five-year term as Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts, succeeding former National Ballet of Canada prima ballerina, Karen Kain.
External links
* [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3390 Order of Canada Citation]
* [http://www.rotman-baycrest.on.ca/rotmansite/home.php Rotman Research Institute]Persondata
NAME=Rotman, Joseph L.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=January 6 ,1935
PLACE OF BIRTH=Toronto, Ontario ,Canada
DATE OF DEATH=living
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