Bruce Heyman

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Bruce Heyman
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United States Ambassador to Canada
In office
April 8, 2014 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyElizabeth Moore Aubin
Preceded byDavid Jacobson
Succeeded byKelly Craft
Personal details
Born1958 (age 62–63)
Elmira, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Vicki Heyman
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(m. 1980)​
Alma materVanderbilt University (BA, MBA)

Bruce Alan Heyman (born 1958) is an American businessman and a former 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. His tenure ended on January 20, 2017.[1]

Early life and education[]

Heyman was born in Elmira, New York[2] to a Jewish family[3][4] and raised in Dayton, Ohio.[5] Heyman graduated from the Miami Valley School, and received a B.A. (1979) and an M.B.A. (1980) from Vanderbilt University.[6][7]

His grandfather, Sam Malamud, immigrated from Lithuania in 1912. He followed in the footsteps of his older brother Ben, and assumed the surname of his cousin, Henry Heyman.[8]

In 1977 and 1978, Heyman interned at the U.S. House of Representatives for Congressman Charles Whalen of Ohio.[6] In the summer of 1979, Heyman was a researcher for the Small Business Committee and Restraint of Trade Subcommittee.[9]

Career[]

In 1980, Heyman worked as a Chicago-based investment banker for Goldman Sachs.[10] From 1985 to 1999, Heyman served as a Vice President of Goldman Sachs.[9] From 1999 to 2014, he served as a managing director of private wealth management at Goldman Sachs.[10]

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.[11]

Heyman and his wife hosted an Obama fundraiser in 2007 in their home.[12] In 2012, the Heymans both served on Obama’s National Finance Committee, and together they collected and contributed $1.7 million to his reelection bid.[12]

Bruce and Vicki Heyman with two Governor General's Foot Guards, before he presented his credentials as ambassador to David Lloyd Johnston, the Governor General of Canada.

On September 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Heyman to be the U.S. Ambassador to Canada.[13][14] Heyman was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 12, 2014.[15][16] He replaced Ambassador David Jacobson.[17] As the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Heyman became a member of the Fulbright Canada Board of Directors.[18] In 2014 and 2016, Heyman was named one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Business People by Canadian Business.[19][20]

In 2015, Heyman gave the keynote address at Niagara University's commencement ceremony.[21] At the ceremony, Heyman was presented an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.[21]

In January 2017, he announced that he was stepping down as the U.S. Ambassador to Canada.[22] He was replaced by Ambassador Kelly Craft.[23]

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.[10]

Personal life[]

He is married to his wife and fellow Vanderbilt classmate Vicki Simons[24] who is also Jewish.[3] The two married on June 15, 1980 in Ashland, Kentucky.[6] They have three children: David, Liza, and Caroline,[24] as well as three grandchildren.

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.[25]

The Heymans are members of the Reform Judaism Temple Shalom of Chicago.[26]

References[]

  1. ^ Revesz, Rachel (January 20, 2017). "Donald Trump has fired all foreign US ambassadors with nobody to replace them". The Independent. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Donna (June 23, 2015). "Emphasizing the positive". Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Montreal Gazette: "U.S. ambassador's wife on the ties that bind" by Janet Wilson April 20, 2015
  4. ^ Ottawa Jewish Bulletin: "American ambassador visits Hillel House" June 17, 2015
  5. ^ "December 2013 | Embassy of the United States Ottawa, Canada". canada.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Thaler, Lisa (1998). Enduring legacies : an ancestral history of David Charles Heyman (1985- ), Liza Rae Heyman (1987- ), and Caroline Lindsey Heyman (1991- ).
  7. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts | The White House". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2014 – via National Archives.
  8. ^ Thaler, Lisa (1998). Enduring Legacies. Chicago, USA. p. 127.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Palmer, Ann (November 9, 2009). "Goldman Sachs partner learned value of 'overcommunication'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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
  11. ^ "U.S. Embassy Canada: Ambassador Bruce Heyman" March 30, 2015
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "With Bruce Heyman, Another Local Obama Bundler Just Got an Ambassadorship". Chicago Magazine.
  13. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 19, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2016 – via National Archives.
  14. ^ Mas, Susana (September 19, 2013). "Bruce Heyman named U.S. ambassador to Canada". CBC News. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  15. ^ Mas, Susana (March 12, 2014). "Bruce Heyman confirmed by U.S. Senate as ambassador to Canada". CBC News. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  16. ^ Jacobs, Donna (June 23, 2015). "Emphasizing the positive". Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  17. ^ "White House says Obama to nominate investment banker Heyman as Canadian ambassador". September 19, 2013.
  18. ^ "Ambassador Bruce A. Heyman". Fulbright Canada. April 8, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  19. ^ "Canada's 50 Most Powerful Business People 2014: U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman". Canadian Business. August 21, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  20. ^ "Canada's Most Powerful Business People 2016: #25 — Bruce Heyman". Canadian Business. November 17, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b Freedman, Michael (May 20, 2015). "Ambassador Heyman, Leonhardt, Brennan Highlight Commencement 2015". Niagara University News. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  22. ^ "U.S. ambassador to Canada asked to leave, announces departure effective inauguration day". The Canadian Press. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  23. ^ [1]
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b 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
  25. ^ New York Times: "Alison Ayer, David Heyman" October 10, 2009
  26. ^ D'Var Sholom Bulletin Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Volume 88 No. 8 • May 2013 • Iyar/Sivan 5773
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
David Jacobson 		United States Ambassador to Canada
2014–2017 		Succeeded by
Kelly Knight Craft
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