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Romeo Effs Born	1951 Port Antonio, Jamaica Occupation	Executive Chairman of AIC Limited, National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Net worth	IncreaseUS$1.8 billion (2009)[1] The Honourable Michael Lee-Chin, OJ (born 1951) is a Jamaican-born Canadian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder and Chairman of Portland Holdings Inc., a privately held investment company which owns a collection of diversified operating companies in sectors that include media, tourism, health care telecommunications and financial services. Among other positions, he is currently Executive Chairman of AIC Limited (a Canadian mutual fund), and the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica. In the latest Forbes Billionaires List, he was placed at number 701, with assets worth around $1.0 billion.[2] (Though Lee-Chin's wealth has been as high as $2.5 billion in the past.) Canadian Business has named him as one of the richest people in Canada. Lee-Chin is a philanthropist. In 2003, he made headlines when he donated $30 million to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). He also provided a $10 million gift to the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. The gift established the Michael Lee-Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. The Lee-Chin Institute's purpose is to help current and future business leaders integrate corporate citizenship into business strategy and practices. (http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/lee-chininstitute)[3] Lee-Chin also currently sits as chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University.[4] Contents [hide] 1 Background 1.1 Career 1.2 Investments 1990 - 2005 1.3 Private life 2 Current fund growth and difficulties 2.1 Investment in Caribbean 2.2 Commodities boom 3 Business strategy 4 Business ventures owned or operated by Michael Lee Chin 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Background[edit]