Edgar Fosburgh Kaiser

Background

Kaiser, Edgar Fosburgh was born on July 5, 1942 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Edgar Fosburgh and Sue (Mead) Kaiser. Canada citizen.

Education

He earned a Bachelor degree from Stanford University and an Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.

Career

Kaiser served as a White House Fellow and as a Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Richard M. Nixon, and as a Special Assistant to United States. Secretary of the Interior Walter J. Hickel. He became a Canadian citizen in 1980. He died on January 11, 2012.

Kaiser purchased the Broncos from the Gerald Phipps’ family in 1981.

Kaiser sold his 60.8% share of the Broncos to current owner Pat Bowlen in 1984. He then sued Bowlen for violating the original sales’ agreement, which he contended granted him right of first purchase of any sale of shares in the team

Kaiser claimed Bowlen violated this agreement by offering former Broncos quarterback John Elway a 10% stake of the company that holds ownership of the team In 2004, a jury ruled in favor of Kaiser and a Federal judge decreed that Kaiser was entitled to purchase back 10 percent of the Broncos using the identical purchase terms offered to Elway.

Kaiser held several corporate positions during his life, including chief executive officer of Vancouver-based Kaiser Resources Limited, the family holding company.

Kaiser Resources" coal assets were sold to British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation and Ashland Oil Canada to Dome Petroleum. Kaiser served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of British Columbia from 1984 until the bank"s 1986 demise. He also served on the board of directors of several large Canadian companies.

In 1985 Edgar Kaiser Junior. established the Kaiser Foundation.

lieutenant is a North Vancouver, British Columbia - based organization established as a Canadian, national organization, operated separately from other ventures of the Kaiser family, with the goal of promoting the understanding and importance of mental health and addictions as health issues. lieutenant has also established the Kaiser Mental Health and Addictions Awareness Foundation and the Aboriginal Peoples" Health Initiative.

Achievements

• Edgar Fosburgh Kaiser has been listed as a noteworthy Financial institution company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee, honorary vice consul Republic of Colombia in Vancouver. Honorary patron B.C. division Canada Diabetes Association. Honorary director Vancouver Boys' and Girls' Clubs.

Board of Governors Junior Achievement of B.C., Business Council of B.C. Trustee Vancouver General Hospital, California Institute Technology. Board director Canada Arthritis & Rheumatism Society, Vancouver Symphony Society.

Board directors Man in Motion World Tour Inc., Sadat Peace Foundation, Diefenbaker Memorial Foundation Inc., U. Colorado Foundation. Chairman Kaiser Family Foundation, Kaiser Substance Abuse Foundation. Founder, member of advisory committee Denver Broncos Youth Foundation.

Member international advisory council Governor Dummer Academy. Visiting committee for graduate school School Education, Harvard University. Member international council The Salk Institute.

Member business advisory council Faculty Business, U. Alberta. Member of advisory council Faculty Commerceand Business Administration, U. B.C. Past co-chairman American Cancer Society.

Past chairman American Academy Achievement. Patron Vancouver Aquarium. Trustee California Institute Technology, National Choral Arts Society, Washington.

Member Coal Association Canada (past president), Mining Association B.C. (vice president 1973-1976), Young President's Organisation, Trilateral Commission, White House Fellows Association, International Iron & Steel Institute (board director), American Iron and Steel Institute (board director), Stanford University Alumni Association, B.C. Liberal Business Club, Laurier Club.

Connections

Married; 2 children.

Father:

Edgar Fosburgh Kaiser

Mother:

Sue (Mead) Kaiser