1. Bruce Alan Heyman was born on 1958 and is an American businessman, author, and former diplomat who served as US Ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2017 under President Barack Obama.
18 Facts About Bruce Heyman
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Bruce Heyman presented his credentials to the Governor General of Canada, thus beginning his duties in Ottawa, on April 8,2014.
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Bruce Heyman was born in Elmira, New York to a Jewish family and raised in Dayton, Ohio.
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In 1977 and 1978, Bruce Heyman interned at the US House of Representatives for Congressman Charles Whalen of Ohio.
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In 1980, Bruce Heyman worked as a Chicago-based investment banker for Goldman Sachs.
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From 1985 to 1999, Bruce Heyman served as a Vice President of Goldman Sachs.
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Bruce Heyman served as an advisor to the Fix the Debt CEO Council of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
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Bruce Heyman has been a member of The Economic Club of Chicago, The Executives' Club of Chicago, and the Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Advisory Board.
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On September 19,2013, President Barack Obama nominated Bruce Heyman, who had been a major fundraiser for his two presidential campaigns, to be the US Ambassador to Canada.
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Bruce Heyman was confirmed by the US Senate on March 12,2014.
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In 2014 and 2016, Bruce Heyman was named one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Business People by Canadian Business.
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In 2015, Bruce Heyman gave the keynote address at Niagara University's commencement ceremony.
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At the ceremony, Bruce Heyman was presented an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.
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In 2019, Bruce Heyman was appointed co-chairman of the Advisory Board to the Canada Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC.
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In 2024, Bruce Heyman accepted the position of CEO at Power Sustainable, an asset management subsidiary of Power Corporation focused on North American renewable energy projects, after serving as an advisor to board Chairman and outgoing CEO Olivier Desmarais for three years.
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In 2024, Bruce Heyman has publicly supported Biden's candidacy for re-election and has remained supportive of the American Voter Abroad Initiative.
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Bruce Heyman is married to Vanderbilt then-classmate Vicki Simons who is Jewish.
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Bruce Heyman's wife served on the executive board of the Center for Jewish Life at Vanderbilt University and the foundation board of the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago.