Robert Prichard

Canadian lawyer and economist; chairman of the Bank of Montréal

John Robert Stobo Prichard (born 17 January 1949) is a Canadian lawyer, economist, and academic. He is the past president and chief executive officer and former director of Torstar Corporation.2

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Born 1949.1

About

He was previously chairman of the Bank of Montreal and the 13th president of the University of Toronto.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Chicago3
  • Date not recordedUpper Canada College3
  • Date not recordedYale Law School3
  • Date not recordedHenry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law3
  • Date not recordedSwarthmore College3

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, economist, lawyer.8

  • Since 2022Board member6
  • 1990 to 2000President of the University of Toronto6 7
  • Date not recordedWorked at University of Toronto4
  • Date not recordedBoard member, Alto5

Business career

Prichard is past president and chief executive officer and former director of Torstar Corporation, and also sits on the boards of George Weston Limited, Onex Corporation, and is the chairman of the board of the Bank of Montreal.

Current work

Prichard is the chair of the board of Alto and Penguin Group Canada, as well as the chair of Toronto law firm Torys LLP.

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Personal life

  • Born1949, London9
  • CitizenshipCanada10

Politics

Prichard served on the transition teams of three Ontario premiers of three different parties: Liberal David Peterson in 1985, New Democrat Bob Rae in 1990, and Progressive Conservative Mike Harris in 1995.

Prichard was deemed by several political insiders to be a contender in the race to become Liberal Party Leader, following the resignation of former Prime Minister Paul Martin.

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Awards

  • Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of Canada11
  • Date not recordedOrder of Ontario11