Stephen Jarislowsky

Cofounder and Chairman, Jarislowsky & Fraser
$4B
$29.5M (0.7%)
as of 09/03/26

About Stephen Jarislowsky

Stephen Jarislowsky made the bulk of his fortune at the helm of Jarislowsky Fraser, the investment management firm he founded in 1955.

He stepped down as CEO in 2012 but remains chairman emeritus of the company and president of the Jarislowsky Foundation.

Canadian bank Scotiabank bought Jarislowsky Fraser for about $750 million in stock and cash in April 2018.

He owns a sizable art collection that is largely comprised of Canadian art, but also includes Chinese jade and French impressionism.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Canada

Source of wealth

Money management

Residence

Montreal

Marital status

Married

Birth date

09/09/25 (age 100)

Number of children

3

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Cornell University; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University; Master of Arts, The University of Chicago

Self-made

self-made

Stephen Jarislowsky’s fortune is worth

67K

troy ounces of gold

62K

median U.S. household

40K

median U.S. income

0.08%

U.S. credit card volume

0.016%

GDP of the United States

0.012%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

A longtime supporter of business ethics and shareholder rights, Jarislowsky cofounded the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance in 2002 and is an honorary director.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

TORONTO | BNS-CA

Bank of Nova Scotia

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