Gerry Schwartz
Gerry Schwartz
Gerald W. Schwartz, OCis the founder, chairman and CEO of Onex Corporation...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryCanada
Gerry Schwartz quotes about
business love
I love the U.S. I love doing business there.
risk return
There is no such thing as high returns without risk.
worry missing lines
Investments are like trains, and if you miss one, don’t worry because another one will come down the line.
best business experience learning lectures professors students teaching
In an undergraduate business environment, the best learning experience is the interaction students have with each other. They need to learn from each other as much as from professors and lectures and other teaching tools.
attractive cape coming helpful people rough
You see these young people in Antigonish who are coming from Cape Breton, and these are really smart, attractive young people, who are living in a place that's been very rough economically. It's a very special thing to be helpful there.
area came
I came from Winnipeg and a small-town background, and I wouldn't say a depressed area, but Winnipeg has never been a rich area like Toronto.
appeals business chance foundation good help interested life people personally strengthen
I am personally interested in more than just business schools. However, life has been good to me, and it's been good to me through a business career. I think the chance to help strengthen the foundation of young people going into business, as I did, just appeals to me.
based business earnings interest running
I have almost no interest in quarterly reports. Running a business or investing in a business based on quarterly earnings doesn't make any sense at all to me.
equal experience good program work
Interestingly, a good undergraduate program does a lot of what an MBA does. I think a really good undergraduate program and some work experience is just about the equal of an MBA.