Charles Rosner Bronfman, PC, CC, is a Canadian billionaire businessman and one of the world's leading philanthropists. He is the second son of Samuel Bronfman, who built the Seagram Company Ltd. into the world's largest producer and distributor of distilled spirits. Charles's grandfather brought the family to Canada from Russia.

Bronfman was educated in Montreal and attended McGill University. He joined the family business, Seagram, in 1951 and quickly rose through the executive ranks, becoming a director and vice-president in 1958. His career was defined by his commitment to the Canadian side of the massive liquor conglomerate and his eventual role as a dedicated civic leader and patron of Jewish and Canadian causes.

Charles Bronfman's career is marked by his executive leadership in the massive Seagram empire and his pioneering role in Canadian sports. He became Seagram's President of Canadian operations in 1975 and Co-Chairman of the company in 1986, a position he held until 2000, when Seagram was sold to the French conglomerate Vivendi.

His most visible entrepreneurial venture outside of liquor was in sports: he was the chairman and principal owner of the Montreal Expos baseball club from 1968 to 1990, making it the first Canadian team admitted to Major League Baseball's National League. This blend of corporate and sports leadership defined his public persona. Following the sale of Seagram, Bronfman dedicated his life to philanthropy, managing hundreds of millions of dollars through the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Inc. (ACBP) and establishing major cultural and educational foundations.

Charles Bronfman is one of Canada's most important civic and philanthropic leaders, focusing on Canadian heritage and Jewish causes. His giving is structural and massive in scale.

• Historica Canada (Co-founder): He co-founded and endowed the Historica Foundation of Canada, which works to enhance Canadian citizenship and identity (publisher of The Canadian Encyclopedia).
• Jewish Community: He founded the CRB Foundation to promote the study of Canadian and Jewish affairs and served as the first Chairman of the United Jewish Communities (JFNA).
• National Honors: He has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest civilian honor, recognizing his profound contributions to the nation.

Charles Bronfman maintains the dignified, composed style of a Canadian industrial and philanthropic patriarch. His attire is consistently formal and high-quality, favoring tailored suits. His aesthetic reflects the established, multi-generational wealth of the Bronfman family and his stature as a national civic leader.

Residing in Montreal, his luxury is the immense liquid wealth derived from his family's liquor empire, which he leverages entirely for high-impact philanthropy and cultural patronage. His life is defined by his commitment to his heritage and his profound belief in Canadian national identity.