Bruce Heyman

Bruce Heyman
United States Ambassador to Canada
Assumed office
April 8, 2014
President Barack Obama
Deputy Elizabeth Moore Aubin
Preceded by David Jacobson
Personal details
Born 1958 (age 57–58)
Elmira, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Vicki Heyman (m. 1980)
Alma mater Vanderbilt University
Owen Graduate School of Management
Religion Reform Judaism

Bruce A. Heyman (born 1958) is an American businessman and currently the United States Ambassador to Canada. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 12, 2014. He presented his credentials to the Governor General of Canada, and began his duties in Ottawa, on April 8, 2014.

Early life and education

Heyman was born in Elmira, New York[1] to a Jewish family[2][3] and raised in Dayton, Ohio.[4] Heyman graduated from the Miami Valley School, and received a B.A. (1979) and an M.B.A. (1980) from Vanderbilt University.[5][6] His grandfather, Sam Malamud, immigrated from Lithuania in 1913. Being unable to read and write, he copied the name of the man immediately before him in the registry book and became Sam Heyman.[7]

In 1977 and 1978, Heyman interned at the U.S. House of Representatives for Congressman Charles Whalen of Ohio.[5] In the summer of 1979, Heyman was a researcher for the Small Business Committee and Restraint of Trade Subcommittee.[8]

Career

In 1980, Heyman worked as a Chicago-based investment banker for Goldman Sachs.[9] From 1985 to 1999, Heyman served as Vice President of Goldman Sachs.[8]

From 1999 to 2014, he served as managing director of private wealth management at Goldman Sachs.[9]

Prior to becoming Ambassador, Heyman served as a board member for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Foundation. He also served as an advisor to the Fix the Debt CEO Council of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He has been a member of The Economic Club of Chicago, The Executives' Club of Chicago, and the Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Advisory Board.[10]

On September 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Heyman to be the U.S. Ambassador to Canada.[11][12] Heyman was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 12, 2014.[13][14]

As the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Heyman became a member of the Fulbright Canada Board of Directors.[15]

In 2014 and 2016, Heyman was named one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Business People by Canadian Business.[16][17]

In 2015, Heyman gave the keynote address at Niagara University's commencement ceremony.[18] At the ceremony, Heyman was presented an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.[18]

Political activities

Heyman and his wife have been prominent donors to President Obama since 2007 and have been some of his top fundraisers. In 2012, both he and his wife served on Obama’s National Finance Committee tasked with raising funds for Obama's re-election campaign.[9]

Personal life

He is married to his wife and fellow Vanderbilt classmate Vicki Simons[19] who is also Jewish.[2] The two married on June 15, 1980 in Ashland, Kentucky.[5] They have three children: David, Liza, and Caroline,[19] as well as three grandchildren: Emma, Clara, and Brooks.[20]

His 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.[21]

The Heymans are members of the Reform Judaism Temple Shalom of Chicago.[22]

References

  1. ↑ Jacobs, Donna (June 23, 2015). "Emphasizing the positive". Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Montreal Gazette: "U.S. ambassador's wife on the ties that bind" by Janet Wilson April 20, 2015
  3. ↑ Ottawa Jewish Bulletin: "American ambassador visits Hillel House" June 17, 2015
  4. ↑ "December 2013 | Embassy of the United States Ottawa, Canada". canada.usembassy.gov. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  5. 1 2 3 Thaler, Lisa (1998). Enduring legacies : an ancestral history of David Charles Heyman (1985- ), Liza Rae Heyman (1987- ), and Caroline Lindsey Heyman (1991- ).
  6. ↑ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts | The White House". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  7. ↑ Chicago Tribune: "Babies Couldn`t Be More Alike If Twins" by Bill Boyce February 25, 1985
  8. 1 2 Palmer, Ann (November 9, 2009). "Goldman Sachs partner learned value of 'overcommunication'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 Macleans: "Chicago investment banker Bruce Heyman will be next U.S. ambassador to Canada - Heyman has been managing director of private wealth management at Goldman Sachs since 1999" September 19, 2013
  10. ↑ "U.S. Embassy Canada: Ambassador Bruce Heyman" March 30, 2015
  11. ↑ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". White House. September 19, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  12. ↑ Mas, Susana (September 19, 2013). "Bruce Heyman named U.S. ambassador to Canada". CBC News. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  13. ↑ Mas, Susana (March 12, 2014). "Bruce Heyman confirmed by U.S. Senate as ambassador to Canada". CBC News. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  14. ↑ Jacobs, Donna (June 23, 2015). "Emphasizing the positive". Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ambassador Bruce A. Heyman". Fulbright Canada. April 8, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Canada's 50 Most Powerful Business People 2014: U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman". Canadian Business. August 21, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Canada's Most Powerful Business People 2016: #25 — Bruce Heyman". Canadian Business. November 17, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  18. 1 2 Freedman, Michael (May 20, 2015). "Ambassador Heyman, Leonhardt, Brennan Highlight Commencement 2015". Niagara University News. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  19. 1 2 Vanderbilt Business Owen School of Magament Bulletin: "Couples who found fulfilling marriages through the Owen School - Vicki Simons Heyman, BA’79, MBA’80, and Bruce Heyman, BA’79, MBA’80" by Jamie Reeves Fall 2008
  20. ↑ "Our Ambassador". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  21. ↑ New York Times: "Alison Ayer, David Heyman" October 10, 2009
  22. ↑ D'Var Sholom Bulletin Volume 88 No. 8 • May 2013 • Iyar/Sivan 5773
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
David Jacobson		 United States Ambassador to Canada
2014–present 		Incumbent
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