Background
Kravis, Marie-Josée Drouin was born on September 11, 1949 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Gaëtan and Anne Drouin.
Kravis, Marie-Josée Drouin was born on September 11, 1949 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Gaëtan and Anne Drouin.
Bachelor in Economics, University Quebec, Montreal, 1970. Master of Arts, University Ottawa, 1973. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Windsor, Laurentian University, Canada.
Financial analyst Power Corporation Canada Ltd., 1969-1970. Special assistant to solicitor general Canada, also to minister supply and services Government of Canada, 1971-1973. Senior economist Hudson Institute, 1973—1976.
Executive director Hudson Institute Canada, Montreal, 1976—1994. Senior fellow Hudson Institute, since 1994, board member & executive committee member. Member Canadian Council for Research on Social Science & Humanities, 1982—1986, Canadian Government Communications Advisory Board, 1982—1989, Consultative Committee on Finance Institute, Government Quebec, 1984—1990.
Vice chairman Royal Canadian Commission on National Passenger Transportation, 1990—1992. Board director Ford Motor Company, since 1995, Vivendi Universal, since 2001, Interactive Corporation, since 2001.
Board trustees Museum Modern Art, New York City. Trustee Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey. Chairman Robin Hood Foundation.
Fellow: Council on Foreign Relations. Member: Forest and Stream (Dorval, Quebec) (senior fellow).
Married Henry R. Kravis, 1994.