Background
Gardiner was born in Toronto and educated at the University of Toronto ("39 Bachelor of Commerce) and Harvard University (Master of Business Administration).
Gardiner was born in Toronto and educated at the University of Toronto ("39 Bachelor of Commerce) and Harvard University (Master of Business Administration).
University of Toronto. Harvard University.
George Gardiner began his career running a munitions factory during World World War II and later started his stock brokerage firm Gardiner Watson Limited which he sold to Dean Witter in 1983. He then opened the first discount brokerage firm in Canada which he sold to Territorial Decoration Bank in 1987. In 1990, Gardiner"s family endowed a chair in his name at the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, dedicated to enhancing the teaching of ethics in management.
The first holder of the George R. Gardiner Professorship in Business Ethics, Wesley Cragg was appointed in 1992, and was succeeded in 2007 by Andrew Crane.
Gardiner Farms
George Gardiner was a major figure in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing. In the 1950s he established Gardiner farms, a breeding operation in Caledon East, Ontario.
He raced horses in Canada and the United States. In 2000, he was inducted in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in the builders category.