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| − | '''Heather Reisman''' is a Canadian multi billionaire<ref>http://www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/richest-people/rich-100-gerry-schwartz-heather-reisman-2/</ref> member of the [[Bilderberg Steering committee]] | + | '''Heather Reisman''' is a Canadian businesswoman, and a multi billionaire through her marriage to investment manager [[Gerald Schwartz]].<ref>http://www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/richest-people/rich-100-gerry-schwartz-heather-reisman-2/</ref>, and a former member of the [[Bilderberg Steering committee]]. She participated in all the conferences from [[Bilderberg/2002|2002]]-[[Bilderberg/2017|2017]]. |
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| + | Reisman has been a governor of the [[Toronto Stock Exchange]] and [[McGill University]], and is currently a Director of [[Onex Corporation]]. | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
Reisman is the niece of [[Simon Reisman]], who headed the [[Canadian]] delegation that negotiated the 1988 [[Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement]]. | Reisman is the niece of [[Simon Reisman]], who headed the [[Canadian]] delegation that negotiated the 1988 [[Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement]]. | ||
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| + | In [[1982]], she married [[Gerald Schwartz]], who later became one of the wealthiest people in [[Canada]]. In the 1970s, Schwartz worked at [[Bear Stearns]], where he was mentored by [[Jerome Kohlberg|Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.]], who later became a founding partner in [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]]<ref>http://business.financialpost.com/news/fp-street/onex-corp-gerry-schwartz</ref>. Schwartz left Bear Stearns by 1977, returning to Canada. Along with [[Izzy Asper]], Schwartz co-founded [[CanWest Global Communications]] in 1977. | ||
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| + | In 2005, the she and her husband founded the HESEG Foundation in [[Tel Aviv]]. The Foundation provides scholarships to former lone soldiers (servicemen and servicewomen without family in Israel) who have served in the IDF.<ref>https://www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/InternationalBoard2017/heather-reisman</ref> | ||
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| + | In March 2019, University of Toronto announced that Schwartz and Reisman were giving the university $100 million to build a 750,000-square foot innovation centre, through The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman Foundation. According to Reisman, the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre will be used to improve technology, particularly [[Artificial intelligence]], and how the public can relate to it. One of the two towers will house the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society and the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence while the other will include labs for research in regenerative medicine, genetics and precision medicine.<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5068000</ref><ref>https://www.utoronto.ca/news/landmark-100-million-gift-university-toronto-gerald-schwartz-and-heather-reisman-will-power</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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 Heather Reisman      (billionaire, businesswoman) | |
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| Born | 1948-08-28 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Children | 4 |
| Spouse | Gerald Schwartz |
| Member of | Bilderberg/Steering committee |
Canadian former Bilderberg steering committee businesswoman, married to billionaire Gerald Schwartz. | |
Heather Reisman is a Canadian businesswoman, and a multi billionaire through her marriage to investment manager Gerald Schwartz.[1], and a former member of the Bilderberg Steering committee. She participated in all the conferences from 2002-2017.
Reisman has been a governor of the Toronto Stock Exchange and McGill University, and is currently a Director of Onex Corporation.
Family
Reisman is the niece of Simon Reisman, who headed the Canadian delegation that negotiated the 1988 Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement.
In 1982, she married Gerald Schwartz, who later became one of the wealthiest people in Canada. In the 1970s, Schwartz worked at Bear Stearns, where he was mentored by Jerome Kohlberg, Jr., who later became a founding partner in Kohlberg Kravis Roberts[2]. Schwartz left Bear Stearns by 1977, returning to Canada. Along with Izzy Asper, Schwartz co-founded CanWest Global Communications in 1977.
Activities
In 2005, the she and her husband founded the HESEG Foundation in Tel Aviv. The Foundation provides scholarships to former lone soldiers (servicemen and servicewomen without family in Israel) who have served in the IDF.[3]
In March 2019, University of Toronto announced that Schwartz and Reisman were giving the university $100 million to build a 750,000-square foot innovation centre, through The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman Foundation. According to Reisman, the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre will be used to improve technology, particularly Artificial intelligence, and how the public can relate to it. One of the two towers will house the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society and the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence while the other will include labs for research in regenerative medicine, genetics and precision medicine.[4][5]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2002 | 30 May 2002 | 2 June 2002 | US Virginia Chantilly Westfields Marriott | The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia. |
| Bilderberg/2003 | 15 May 2003 | 18 May 2003 | France Versailles | The 51st Bilderberg, in Versailles, France |
| Bilderberg/2004 | 3 June 2004 | 6 June 2004 | Italy Stresa | The 52nd such meeting. 126 recorded guests |
| Bilderberg/2005 | 5 May 2005 | 8 May 2005 | Germany Rottach-Egern | The 53rd Bilderberg, 132 guests |
| Bilderberg/2006 | 8 June 2006 | 11 June 2006 | Canada Ottawa | 54th Bilderberg, held in Canada. 133 guests |
| Bilderberg/2007 | 31 May 2007 | 3 June 2007 | Turkey Istanbul | The 55th Bilderberg meeting, held in Turkey |
| Bilderberg/2008 | 5 June 2008 | 8 June 2008 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 56th Bilderberg, Chantilly, Virginia, 139 guests |
| Bilderberg/2009 | 14 May 2009 | 17 May 2009 | Greece Vouliagmeni | The 57th Bilderberg |
| Bilderberg/2010 | 3 June 2010 | 6 June 2010 | Spain Hotel Dolce Sitges Barcelona | The 122 guests met in the Hotel Dolce Sitges, Barcelona, Spain. |
| Bilderberg/2011 | 9 June 2011 | 12 June 2011 | Switzerland Hotel Suvretta St. Moritz | 59th meeting, in Switzerland, 129 guests |
| Bilderberg/2012 | 31 May 2012 | 3 June 2012 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 58th Bilderberg, in Chantilly, Virginia. Unusually just 4 years after an earlier Bilderberg meeting there. |
| Bilderberg/2013 | 6 June 2013 | 9 June 2013 | Watford UK | The 2013 Bilderberg group meeting. |
| Bilderberg/2014 | 29 May 2014 | 1 June 2014 | Denmark Copenhagen Marriott Hotel | The 62nd Bilderberg, with 136 guests, held in Copenhagen |
| Bilderberg/2015 | 11 June 2015 | 14 June 2015 | Austria Telfs-Buchen | The 63rd meeting, 128 Bilderbergers met in Austria |
| Bilderberg/2016 | 9 June 2016 | 12 June 2016 | Germany Dresden | The 2016 Bilderberg meeting took place in Dresden, Germany. |
| Bilderberg/2017 | 1 June 2017 | 4 June 2017 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 65th Bilderberg Meeting |
References
- ↑ http://www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/richest-people/rich-100-gerry-schwartz-heather-reisman-2/
- ↑ http://business.financialpost.com/news/fp-street/onex-corp-gerry-schwartz
- ↑ https://www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/InternationalBoard2017/heather-reisman
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5068000
- ↑ https://www.utoronto.ca/news/landmark-100-million-gift-university-toronto-gerald-schwartz-and-heather-reisman-will-power
