Background
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Victor Goldbloom, he attended Selwyn House School andWilliston Academy before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from Harvard University.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Victor Goldbloom, he attended Selwyn House School andWilliston Academy before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from Harvard University.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). L’lnstitut des etudes Politiques de Paris, Paris, France and McGill University (Bachelor of Civil Law, 1978). McGill University (Bachelor of Laws, 1979).
He is the former publisher of the Toronto Star, Canada"s largest newspaper in terms of circulation. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1981. He was an editorial writer for The Gazette in 1980.
From 1981 to 1991, he was a labour lawyer at the law firm of (now Fasken Martineau DuMoulin).
From 1985 to 1987, he was the president of Alliance Quebec. From 1991 to 1994, he was the president and Chief Executive Officer of the Young Men’s Christian Association de Montréal.
In 1994, was appointed president and publisher of The Montreal Gazette. In 2003, he was appointed deputy publisher and senior vice-president of strategy and human resources at the Toronto Star.
In 2004, he was named publisher.
He was replaced in 2006 and later was appointed head of McGill University"s government relations and inter-institutional affairs office, effective January 3, 2007. He is currently the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Bishop"s University in Lennoxville, Quebec.
Montreal, Quebec and Canadian Bar Associations.