Robert Krembil, CM, CFA (MBA '71, LLD '00), is the President of Chiefswood Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries. He is the Chairman of the Krembil Foundation, a Director and founding partner of EdgePoint Investment Group, and a member of the Dean's Advisory Council of Schulich School of Business.
Krembil studied at the Schulich School of Business; the University of Saskatchewan (BA '63) and The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. He received a Doctors of Laws (honoris causa) from York in 2000. In 2005 he became a Member of the Order of Canada.
Through the Krembil Foundation, Robert began investing in student scholarships at Schulich in 2001. Since then, more than 106 Krembil Scholars have benefited from his visionary support that now totals more than $7.4 million. With an initial $2 million pledge in 2001, the Robert Krembil Scholarship of Merit was established to cover full tuition costs in addition to a living subsidy for MBA students. Likewise, the Robert Krembil Entrance Award, the Robert Krembil MBA Award and the Robert Krembil PhD Award funded tuition costs in a significant way. In 2002, he committed $2 million to the Schulich Executive Education Centre.
Robert has over 50 years' experience as an investment analyst and portfolio manager. Prior to July 2000, he was Chairman and CEO of Trimark Financial Corporation, which he co-founded in 1981.