Chief Executive Officer, Brookfield Corporation · Canada
Bruce Flatt is the CEO of Brookfield Corporation (BAM). Flatt is based in Canada. Flatt was born in 1965 in Winnipeg and educated at University of Manitoba.
Bruce Flatt is a Canadian businessman who joined Brookfield in 1990 and became CEO in 2002. Under his leadership, Brookfield developed a global operating presence in more than 30 countries and became the second-largest alternative-asset manager in the world.
Recent coverage of Bruce Flatt has focused on Brookfield Corporation's aggressive acquisition and expansion strategy, including the purchase of the remaining stake in Oaktree Capital, a major insurance unit merger, and a World Freight Company deal, as well as the company's increased investment activity in the Middle East despite regional conflict. Additionally, coverage has highlighted Flatt's succession planning efforts at Brookfield Asset Management, with Connor Teskey's elevation to CEO in early 2026.
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Bruce Flatt is betting that AI's biggest bottleneck is not models or chips, but the physical infrastructure behind them. Brookfield's Naver and Paducah projects show how that strategy is being built…
