Rob McEwen, (born April 15, 1950) is a Canadian businessman who is the

chairman The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the gro ...

and

chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou ...

McEwen Mining MacEwen, MacEwan, McEwen, or McEwan may refer to: People * MacEwen (surname) Places * Castle MacEwen, Argyll, Scotland * MacEwan, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * MacEwan Glen, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canad ...

. He was the founder of

Goldcorp Goldcorp Inc. was a gold production company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company stood among the largest gold producers in the world, employed about 15,800 people worldwide, engaged in gold mining and related activit ...

and formerly served as its chairman and chief executive officer. In January 2019, Goldcorp merged with

Newmont Newmont Corporation is an American gold mining company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado. It is the world's largest gold mining corporation. Incorporated in 1921, it holds ownership of gold mines in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Do ...

to form Newmont Goldcorp Corporation, which subsequently became the largest gold mining company in the world. McEwen followed his father into the investment industry and also developed a passion for gold. As of 2016, he is one of the hundred wealthiest Canadians, with an estimated personal net worth over $800 million. McEwen devised an innovative approach to exploration when he published maps and geological data on one of Goldcorp's properties and invited scientists and engineers around the world to analyze the data and submit drilling plans to Goldcorp to help it find its next gold deposit. Normally, such data is considered proprietary and confidential in the exploration and mining industry, and some of McEwen's colleagues were horrified at the idea of publishing the company's proprietary data. Goldcorp offered prize money of $500,000 for the best drilling ideas. The response was overwhelming and more than 1400 participants submitted drilling plans to the company, leading to further gold discoveries. A graduate of St. Andrew's College in 1969, McEwen later earned a

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

from the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

and a

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from the

Schulich School of Business The Schulich School of Business is the business school of York University located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The institution provides undergraduate and graduate degree and diploma programs in business administration, finance, accounting, bus ...

York University York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...

. He also holds an honorary

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degree from York University. McEwen is a member of WPO, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Dean's Advisory Board at the Schulich School of Business. McEwen co-founded the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine with his wife,

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. She has served since 2005 as Vice-Chair of the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation board, which is part of the

University Health Network University Health Network (UHN) is a public research and teaching hospital network in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is affiliated with the University of Toronto, and is the largest health research organization in Canada, ranking first in Canada for ...

. She is also the founder of Make My Day Foods Inc., manufacturer of the Veggie Puck. In 2008, McEwen was invested into 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 ...

, the country's highest civilian honor. McEwen was inducted into the

Canadian Mining Hall of Fame The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame was conceived by Maurice R. Brown as a way to honor Canada's mine finders and builders, in recognition of accomplishments by leaders in the Canadian mining industry. The Hall was established in 1988; in 2023 it ha ...

in 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McEwen, Rob 1950 births Businesspeople from Toronto Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian philanthropists Living people Members of the Order of Canada Schulich School of Business alumni University of Western Ontario alumni York University alumni St. Andrew's College (Aurora) alumni