Richard M. Ivey

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Richard Macaulay Ivey, CC , MBA (born 1925) is a Canadian lawyer and philanthropist.

Born in London, Ontario, he received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Western Ontario in 1947. He was also chancellor of the university from 1980 to 1984.

In 1947, he founded with his father, Richard G. Ivey, the Richard Ivey Foundation, a private charitable foundation located in Toronto, which had assets of over CAD $62 million in 2002 and has given away over CAD $56 million.

In 1988, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted twice: to Officer in 1994 and Companion in 2000.

He is married to Beryl Marcio Nurse and has four children: Rosamond Ivey Thom, Jennifer Ivey Bannock, Suzanne Ivey Cook and Richard W. Ivey.

Academic Offices
Preceded by J. Allyn Taylor	Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario 1980–1984	Succeeded by D. B. Weldon