Just looking at Onex: We hire almost entirely at the most bottom level and bring them through a nine-year training program. We’re probably 70/30 today not requiring an MBA. Gerry Schwartz Read Quote
Helping people getting a great start in life, a great foundation, is an investment. Gerry Schwartz Read Quote
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. Gerry Schwartz Read Quote
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. Gerry Schwartz Read Quote
Private equity does pay very well, and my counterparts, guys that I grew up with who are still working at a number of firms, all make a lot of money. Gerry Schwartz Read Quote
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. Gerry Schwartz Read Quote
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. Gerry Schwartz Read Quote
