Bruce Flatt

James Bruce Flatt (born June 10, 1965)^[1] is a Canadian businessman and the CEO of Brookfield Asset Management. He joined Brookfield in 1990 and became CEO in 2002.^[2] He has been referred to as "Canada's Warren Buffett" due to his "value" investment style, extended tenure as CEO, and large investment in Brookfield.^[3] In 2022, he was ranked #622 on Forbes' Billionaires list with a net worth of US$4.5 billion.^[4][5]

Bruce Flatt
Born	(1965-06-10) June 10, 1965 (age 60) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Education	University of Manitoba (BComm)
Occupation	CEO of Brookfield Asset Management
Spouse	Lonti Ebers
Website	www.brookfield.com/about-us/leadership/bruce-flatt

Career

Flatt, whose father was an executive at a Manitoba mutual fund company,^[6] was born in Canada in 1965. Following university, Flatt worked as a chartered accountant at Clarkson Gordon.^[2] Flatt joined the investment division of Brascan (Brookfield's predecessor) in 1990,^[2][7] became chief executive of Brookfield Properties in 2000^[3] and CEO of the entire business in 2002.^[2]

As CEO of Brookfield Properties, Flatt led Brookfield's response to damage caused by the September 11, 2001 attacks in Lower Manhattan.^[8][9] Under Flatt, Brookfield became the second largest alternative-asset manager in the world, following the acquisition of a majority stake in Oaktree Capital Management in 2019.^[10]

Flatt and a group of partners own 20% of Brookfield, individually and through a company called Partners Limited.^[11]

Recognition

Flatt was named CEO of the Year by The Globe and Mail in 2017,^[12] 60th in a list of the top 100 best-performing CEOs published by Harvard Business Review in 2018,^[13] and one of Bloomberg's 50 people who defined global business in 2019.^[10]

Personal life

Flatt is married to art collector Lonti Ebers, who is the founder of a non-profit organization, Amant, and a trustee and patron of New York City's Museum of Modern Art.^[14][15][16]

He was educated at Grant Park High School and studied at the University of Manitoba.^[1][17]

Flatt lives in London and New York City.^[18]