Bruce Flatt

James Bruce Flatt (born June 10, 1965) is a Canadian businessman and the CEO of Brookfield Corporation. He joined Brookfield in 1990 and became CEO in 2002. He has been referred to as "Canada's Warren Buffett" due to his "value" investment style, extended tenure as CEO, and large investment in Brookfield. As of 2026, he was ranked #612 on Forbes' Billionaires list with a net worth of US$6.8. billion. Career Flatt, whose father was an executive at a Manitoba mutual fund company, was born in Canada in 1965. Following university, Flatt worked as a chartered accountant at Clarkson Gordon. became chief executive of Brookfield Properties in 2000 Under Flatt, Brookfield became the second largest alternative-asset manager in the world, following the acquisition of a majority stake in Oaktree Capital Management in 2019.

Flatt and a group of partners own 20% of Brookfield, individually and through a company called Partners Limited.

In February 2026, he stepped down as CEO of Brookfield Asset Management, appointing Connor Teskey as the new CEO. Flatt remained as chairman of BAM and CEO of Brookfield Corporation.

Recognition Flatt was named CEO of the Year by The Globe and Mail in 2017, 60th in a list of the top 100 best-performing CEOs published by Harvard Business Review in 2018, and one of Bloomberg's 50 people who defined global business in 2019.

He was educated at Grant Park High School and studied at the University of Manitoba.

Flatt lives in London and New York City.