Emmanuel College Annual Lecture on Philanthropy in Education

Event Details

Date:

Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Time:

5:45 pm - 7:30 pm

Room:

Chapel

UQ Location:

Emmanuel College (St Lucia)

URL:

http://www.emmanuel.uq.edu.au/upcoming_events

Event category(s):

Full Description:: The Emmanuel College 2014 Lecture on Philanthropy in Education is to be given by Mr John McCall MacBain.

John McCall MacBain is the founder of the McCall MacBain Foundation and Pamoja Capital SA, the Foundation’s investment arm. To date, the McCall MacBain Foundation has made over $163m in grants, including a $121m donation to the Rhodes Trust to fund scholarships, and other substantial financial and working support for a variety of educational institutions. He is a Rhodes Scholar and received an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MA in Law from Oxford University, a BA in Economics from McGill University as well as an LLD from Dalhousie University in Canada. He is a Trustee of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation as well as a Trustee of the Rhodes Trust and is a long-time member of the World Economic Forum and the Young President's Organization.