David Morris Lank

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David Lank, B.A., C.M., F.R.S.A. " He received his degree from Princeton University (AB '60), and formerly was an adjunct professor at Concordia University in Art History. Mr. Lank is a Past president of the McGill Associates, ex-governor of Lower Canada College and Bishop's University, and chairman of the Friends of the Library of Concordia University. He has been directly or indirectly involved in raising tens of millions of dollars for educational and cultural purposes, both as a donor and as a solicitor in the United States and Canada. Author of more than 30 books, hundreds of articles and museum catalogues, he was the curator of the touring exhibition Audubon's Wilderness Palette - The Birds of Canada. In 1996 he was awarded the Order of Canada. He is also a member of the Fine Arts Advisory Board, past chair of the McCord Museum of Canadian History, and director of numerous cultural institutions. On top of that, he is a Fellow of the Explorer's Club of New York, the Royal Society of Arts in London, formerly a Fellow of the Grolier Club, the American Antiquarian Society and the Angler's Club. He was Chairman of the Atlantic Salmon Association for 10 years and was recently inducted into the Atlantic Salmon Hall of Fame. He has starred in three major productions at Centaur Theatre and has been featured in numerous TV programs and films. David M. Lank, Professor of Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship at the Dobson Centre at McGill University is a retired senior partner of Canada's oldest investment counsel firm. He is currently chairman of the Executive Committee and co-founder of Helix Investments, one of Canada's premier venture capital organizations, and has long been on both sides of the fundraising table. He is also a Director of Mirabaud Canada, a private Swiss bank from Geneva. Vice-Chrmn of Wildlife Habitat Canada" [Dobson Centre 2005 faculty bio.].

David married Ellen Jean Wallace, daughter of Frederick Wallace and Kathleen MacDonald, on Aug 24, 1962. (Ellen Jean Wallace was born on Sep 4, 1941.)

David next married "Ann" Katherine Ann Longhurst on Dec 13, 1991.