James (Jim) Douglas Fleck, O.C. (born c. 1931) is a Canadian businessman, academic, and philanthropist. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ...

Education

Fleck has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Doctor of Business Administration from Harvard University. The University of Western Ontario (popularly known as Western or UWO) is a coeducational, non-denominational, research-intensive university located in London, Ontario, Canada. ... The degree of Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) is a research-oriented doctorate that focuses upon business practice. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) , is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. One of the eight Ivies, it was founded in 1636. ...

Academic and public servant career

From 1964 to 1966, he was a faculty member at the Harvard Business School. From 1966 to 1970, he was the Associate Dean, Faculty of Administrative Studies at York University. From 1973 to 1974, he was CEO, Office of the Premier of Ontario. From 1974 to 1975, he was Secretary of the Cabinet. From 1976 to 1978, he was the Deputy Minister of Industry and Tourism. Since 1979, he has been a Professor at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management and is currently the M. Wallace McCutcheon Professor of Business Government Relations. Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Rotman School of Management is the University of Torontos graduate-level business school. ...

Business career

He was the founder, Chairman and CEO of Fleck Manufacturing Inc., a manufacturer of power cords and wiring assemblies which he founded in 1954 and sold in 1994 to Noma Industries Ltd. for C$42-million in cash, notes, stock and warrants. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of ATI Technologies Inc. until its was acquired by AMD in 2006. He currently is a member of the Board of Directors of AMD and Certicom Inc. He was a member of the board of directors of Zurich Life Insurance Company of Canada. The designation C: (sometimes C: ) is the drive letter that refers to the main partition (or portion of an hard drive) on an MS-DOS or Windows personal computer. ... The current version of the article or section is written like a magazine article instead of the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia. ... Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ... Certicom Corp. ...

Benefactor to the arts

He was Chairman of the Board and President of the Art Gallery of Ontario and is the President of the Art Gallery of Ontario Foundation. The main entrance to the AGO The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an art museum on the eastern edge of Torontos downtown Chinatown district, on Dundas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street. ...

Honours

In 1977, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal. In 1997, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2003, he was awarded the Edmund C. Bovey Award for Leadership Support of the Arts. In 2002, he received an honorary LLD degree from the University of Toronto. The Front and Back view of the Queens Silver Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medals struck by the Canadian Mint celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of Her Majestys reign as Queen of Canada. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ...

His wife Margaret, was ordained in the Anglican Church of Canada in 1982. They have four children. Anglican Church of Canada The Anglican Church of Canada (the ACC) is the Canadian branch of the Anglican Communion. ...

References

• AMD Board of Directors profile
• The Edmund C. Bovey Award For Leadership Support of the Arts
• Rotman School of Management profile
• U of T Magazine