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Canadian investor and philanthropist Stephen Jarislowsky dies at 101
Stephen Jarislowsky, a Canadian investment manager and philanthropist, has died at age 101.
Born in Germany in 1925, he later moved to Montreal and co-founded the investment firm Jarislowsky Fraser in 1955.
Scotiabank bought the firm in 2018 for $950 million.
Jarislowsky became known for pressing company leaders to protect shareholders’ rights and improve corporate accountability.
He co-founded the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance in 2002 to help shareholders hold executives to account.
He also gave millions of dollars to support research, education and democracy at Canadian universities.
His work helped shape debates about how companies should be run and how investors should be treated.
Canadian investor and corporate governance advocate Stephen Jarislowsky has died at 101.
Jarislowsky co-founded investment firm Jarislowsky Fraser, which Scotiabank bought in 2018 for $950 million.
He was a prominent advocate for shareholder rights and co-founded the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance in 2002.
He also donated millions of dollars to universities, including funding research chairs and programs focused on democracy and governance.
Jarislowsky was born in Germany in 1925 and later served as a U.S. Army intelligence officer in Asia.
- Who
- Stephen Jarislowsky, a Canadian investor, philanthropist and corporate governance advocate.
- What
- He has died at 101.
- When
- The reports announcing his death were published on October 8, 2026; the date of his death is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Jarislowsky was born in Berlin.
His family left France for the United States.
He founded Jarislowsky Fraser & Co. with a partner, according to CBC.
He co-founded the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance.
He stepped down from leading Jarislowsky Fraser, after more than six decades, according to CBC.
Scotiabank acquired Jarislowsky Fraser for $950 million.
- Age at death
- 101
- Birth year and place
- 1925, Berlin
- Firm founded
- Jarislowsky Fraser & Co., 1955
- Governance group
- Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, co-founded in 2002
- Acquisition
- Scotiabank bought Jarislowsky Fraser in 2018 for $950 million
- Philanthropy
- The Jarislowsky Foundation funded almost 48 research chairs, according to the University of Saskatchewan
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