Rob is a Canadian businessman. He is the Chairman and CEO of McEwen Mining Inc. and was the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Goldcorp Inc., which is the world’s second largest gold producer based on market capitalization.
In 1990 Rob stepped into the mining industry, where he transformed Goldcorp from a collection of small companies into a mining powerhouse. Since 1993, when Rob started re-structuring Goldcorp, the company’s market capitalization has grown from $50 million USD to over $8 billion and its share price has increased at a 31% compound annual growth rate.
A graduate of St. Andrew’s College, Aurora, Ontario, Canada in 1969, Rob McEwen later earned a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Rob’s philanthropic efforts are designed to encourage excellence and innovation in health care and education. Mr. McEwen has donated in excess of $25 million over the past four years including: $20 million to establish the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the Toronto General Hospital; $1.5 million to Schulich School of Business; $1.0 million to the Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital, Red Lake, Ontario, Canada, and $0.7 million to two museums and a church.
On July 3, 2007 Rob McEwen was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor.
Rob has booked a trip wit Virgin Galactic to Space.