Biography.guide
Home › People › Businessperson › Ned Goodman
Portrait of Ned Goodman

Ned Goodman

1937 – 2022

Canadian businessman and a former Chancellor of Brock University

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Ned Goodman

Lived 1937 – 2022 (aged 84–85). Ned Goodman was a Canadian businessperson.

Ned Goodman (1937 – 7 August 2022) was a Canadian billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and a chancellor of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Goodman was the founder of Dundee Corporation. He graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science in 1960. Goodman was appointed into the Order of Canada with the grade of member, one of Canada's highest civilian honours.

Early life and education Ned Goodman was born in Montreal in 1937. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from McGill University in 1960, and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Toronto in 1962.

Career Goodman began his career working for Noranda, but was fired in 1960. After receiving his MBA in 1962, he went into business. In 1967 he earned the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst. He then co-founded Beutel, Goodman & Company, offering pension funds and private client investment advice.

Goodman's geological training and business acumen nurtured and helped scale several mining companies toward success, most notably Kinross Gold and International Corona.

Goodman was the Chancellor of Brock University from October 2007 until October 2015.

In 2016, Goodman joined the board of Asante Gold.

Awards Goodman received the 2012 Lifetime Management Achievement Award at the 32nd annual Management Achievement Awards. Goodman was awarded the 2016 Mining Journal Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2016, he was appointed to the Order of Canada, one of 113 Canadians to be recognized with the country's highest civilian honors that year. He had been awarded two honorary doctorates and an honorary law degree.

Personal life Goodman was married to Anita, and had four sons: Jonathan,

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1937
Birth century
Died
2022
Occupation
Nationality
Education
McGill University, University of Toronto
Awards
Member of the Order of Canada

People in Ned Goodman's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ned Goodman's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ned Goodman?

Canadian businessman and a former Chancellor of Brock University

When was Ned Goodman born?

Ned Goodman was born in 1937.

When did Ned Goodman die?

Ned Goodman died in 2022.

What was Ned Goodman's occupation?

Ned Goodman was a businessperson.

What nationality was Ned Goodman?

Ned Goodman was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ned Goodman

· Wikidata: Q16244019

· DBpedia: Ned Goodman

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ned Goodman. https://biography.guide/ned-goodman/

MLA: "Ned Goodman." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ned-goodman/.

Chicago: "Ned Goodman." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ned-goodman/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:21 UTC