Aubrey Dan (born October 4, 1963) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist as well as a producer and
impresario
An impresario (from Italian ''impresa'', 'an enterprise or undertaking') is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, Play (theatre), plays, or operas, performing a role in stage arts that is similar to that of a film producer, film or ...
.
He is the son of
Leslie Dan, a Canadian entrepreneur and founder of the generic pharmaceutical manufacturer
Novopharm. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario and received a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies. The department was later renamed after Aubrey Dan in 2006, and is now called the DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies.
Business ventures
According to the Dancap website, Dan founded a number of companies under the Dancap moniker including: Dancap Private Equity, Dancap Global Asset Management,
Dancap Productions
Dancap Productions was a Canadian theatrical production company, based in Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2007 by Aubrey Dan, the company presented large-scale musicals and plays in Toronto. The company initially found succ ...
and Dancap Catering.
Philanthropy
As a philanthropist, Dan has donated millions to various charitable organizations including: $5 million to the Baycrest Centre Foundation;
$8 million to the Sunnybrook Foundation's Centre for High Risk Mothers & Babies;
and $350,000 to Ontario Wound Care Inc. for the
hyperbaric
Hyperbaric medicine is medical treatment in which an increase in barometric pressure of typically air or oxygen is used. The immediate effects include reducing the size of gas emboli and raising the partial pressures of the gases present. Initial ...
oxygen treatment of diabetic wounds.
On April 7, 2016, the School of Drama and Music at
Queen's University was renamed the DAN School of Drama and Music in recognition of a $5-million donation from Dan, whose daughter is a graduate of the school's Drama program.
Awards and recognition
Additional accolades for Dan include an
honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from
Assumption University in 2008
and Member of the
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada () is a Canadian state order, national order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
To coincide with the Canadian Centennial, ce ...
in 2019.
References
External links
Dancap website and Aubrey Dan Bio
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1963 births
Living people
Canadian businesspeople
Canadian Jews
Canadian philanthropists
Canadian people of Hungarian-Jewish descent
University of Western Ontario alumni
Members of the Order of Canada