In 1998 Tanenbaum was an active force in the acquisition of the Toronto Raptors basketball team and Air Canada Centre, which, with the Toronto Maple Leafs formed Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. Tanenbaum is chairman of MLSE, chairman of the board of the National Basketball Association, and a governor[6] and member of the executive committee of the National Hockey League, the NBA, and Major League Soccer (Toronto FC professional soccer club, which MLSE also owns). Tanenbaum's involvement in community associations includes the following: vice chair of Sinai Health System;[8] co-chair of the Research Committee for the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute;[9] vice-chair, Brain Canada; member, University Council, Cornell University; Honorary Board Member, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care; member of the advisory board, Montreal Neurological Institute; co-founder and board member, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute at MNI; member, Dean's advisory council, Schulich School of Business, York University; founding board member, executive committee member and member of the Global Leadership Council of Right to Play; founding member, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs; and co-chair, Tomorrow Campaign (UJA). Today, Kilmer's roots in construction are expressed through innovative real estate development and leading edge public private partnerships (P3). “They were an incredible team,” Spiro said. By 1914, just before the war in Europe, Abraham had saved enough to bring his wife, Chippa Sura, and two young sons Joseph and Max to accompany him in Toronto. The following list of Canadians by net worth includes the 25 wealthiest Canadian individuals and families as determined by Canadian Business. [11], Every year, the Canadian Business magazine publishes a complete annual ranking of the "100 wealthiest individuals and families in Canada", an "annual guide to the richest people in Canada—how much they're worth, how they made their fortunes, and the companies that got them there. [16] Their 2019 list included 45 Canadians. Upon his retirement in 1994, he and classmate "[10] The most recent available list is updated to 2018. Joey Tanenbaum. [4], Several Canadian individuals/families that hold multiple citizenships have a net worth exceeding C$1 billion, although are not listed as Canadians by the aforementioned publications. Tanenbaum is married. Tanenbaum has had a long-standing interest in the sports and entertainment area and to that end in 1991 he spearheaded the effort to bring an NBA franchise to Toronto. Kilmer's other current private equity investments include Chaleur Sawmills Limited Partnership, Fornebu Lumber Company Inc. and Cypress Five Star Inc., the Canadian franchisee of Five Guys Burgers and Blaze Pizza. [9]:3, In their June 2020 report, the PBO introduced their new "analytic resource" developed to "address the data gap." He owns a 25% stake in MLSE through his holding company Kilmer Sports Inc.[1], Tanenbaum was born to a Jewish family, son of Max (owner of York Steel) and Anne Tanenbaum,[2] and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Cornell University in 1968. In 1996 an interest was acquired in the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club and arena. 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