WHO WE ARE

FOUNDERS + JUDGES

Ellen Bronfman Hauptman

Ellen Bronfman Hauptman

Ellen Bronfman Hauptman is Co-Chairman of Andell Inc., a private investment firm and family office that she controls with her husband, Andrew Hauptman. Andell invests directly in private and public companies, acquiring controlling and minority stakes, and Andell’s real estate platform provides both debt and equity financing across property types.

Andrew Hauptman

Andrew Hauptman

Andrew Hauptman is the Chairman of Andell Inc., a private investment firm and family office he controls along with his wife, Ellen Bronfman Hauptman. Andell invests directly in private and public companies, acquiring controlling and minority stakes, and Andell’s real estate platform provides both debt and equity financing across property types. Andrew oversees the firm’s investment strategy and is actively involved in Andell’s operating businesses.

Stephen Bronfman

Stephen Bronfman

Stephen Bronfman is the Executive Chairman of Claridge Inc., where he has spent more than 20 years guiding the firm’s investment strategy and seeking out unique business opportunities both locally and globally. He is equally committed to environmental, cultural and community causes and, with his wife, Claudine, co-chairs the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation.

Claudine Blondin Bronfman

Claudine Blondin Bronfman

Claudine Blondin Bronfman is a committed philanthropist and seasoned marketing executive. Trained as a brand marketing manager over an almost ten-year career at Molson Coors Brewing Company, Claudine won accolades for repositioning brands and accelerating sales.

JUDGES

The Honorable Rosalie Silberman Abella

The Honorable Rosalie Silberman Abella

Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2004, after serving on the Ontario Court of Appeal for 12 years. She practiced civil and criminal litigation until she was appointed to the Ontario Family Court in 1976. She subsequently chaired the Ontario Law Reform Commission and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

The Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat

The Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat

Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat is Senior Counsel at Covington and Burling LLP, where he heads the firm’s international practice. During a decade and a half of public service in three U.S. administrations, Ambassador Eizenstat held a number of key senior positions, most recently as Ambassador to the European Union, Under Secretary of Commerce, Under Secretary of State, and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under President Clinton.

The Honorable Dan Meridor

The Honorable Dan Meridor

The Honorable Dan Meridor recently served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy in the Israeli Cabinet. He served as Senior Partner at Haim Zadok and Co., a leading Israeli legal firm. Mr. Meridor was Minister of Strategic Affairs until February 2003. He served as the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the Knesset from 1999 to 2001, as Minister of Finance from 1996 to 1997, and as the Minister of Justice from 1988 to 1992.

Professor Amitai Ziv, M.D., M.H.A.

Professor Amitai Ziv, M.D., M.H.A.

Professor Amitai Ziv, M.D., M.H.A. is the Founder and Director of MSR — the Israel Center for Medical Simulation and Deputy Director of Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer. Influenced by his training as a combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force, he has become a world leader in the field of simulation-based medical education, which aims to improve patient safety.

The Honorable James D. Wolfensohn z”l

The Honorable James D. Wolfensohn z”l

James Wolfensohn has had a long and distinguished career in business, finance and public service, focusing primarily on investment banking and the economic development of emerging market economies. He currently serves as Chairman of Wolfensohn & Company LLC, a private investment firm that advises corporations and governments. He passed away in 2020.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Paulette Light

Paulette Light

Paulette Light is Executive Director of The Charles Bronfman Prize, overseeing the annual nomination, prize review, awarding of the Prize and stewarding the fellowship of former recipients. Paulette has worked as an organizational, search and management consultant. Previously, she co-founded Momstamp, a tech startup that connected people to businesses and services based on friend referrals. She also co-founded Ikar, a synagogue continuously named on Slingshot’s most innovative nonprofits list.