H. Arnold Steinberg

H. Arnold Steinberg, (May 12, 1933 – December 11, 2015) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and Chancellor of McGill University.

Life and career Born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1933, the son of Nathan (who was the brother of Sam Steinberg) and Annie Steinberg, he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the McGill University Faculty of Management in 1954 and a Master of Business Administration degree in 1957 from Harvard Business School.

In 1957, he started working at Dominion Securities Corp. Ltd. before joining his family's Steinberg Inc. in 1958. He would remain at the company until 1989 and was Chief Financial Officer.

From 1996 to 2000, he was Chairman of the Board of the McGill University Health Centre. He was a member of the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He was appointed Chancellor of McGill University in May 2009, effective July 1, 2009, succeeding Dick Pound.

Honours and awards In 1993, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of having "supported many of Montréal's charitable and cultural institutions". In 2000, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from McGill University.