Education
Born in Montreal, he was raised in Toronto, graduated at Harbord Collegiate Institute, educated at the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics.
Governor of the Bank of Canada
Born in Montreal, he was raised in Toronto, graduated at Harbord Collegiate Institute, educated at the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics.
He was succeeded by Gerald Bouey. In 1930, he started at the League of Nations as a specialist in monetary and banking issues. He joined the Bank of Canada in 1940, becoming executive assistant to the Governors of the Bank from 1943 to 1954 and Deputy Governor in 1955.
He served as Canada"s executive director at the International Monetary Fund from 1946 until 1962.
He was also executive director at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 1950 to 1962. He was the first Canadian to receive an honorary degree from Yeshiva University.
He also received honorary degrees from Carleton University, Trent University, and the University of British Columbia. In the 1960s, the distinguished Rideau Club in Ottawa declined to admit Rasminsky on the account of the fact that he was Jewish.
lieutenant succumbed to pressure from Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson,among others