Heyman, Bruce Alan, 1958-

Bruce Alan Heyman (born 1958) is an American businessman and the former United States Ambassador to Canada from April 8, 2014 until January 20, 2017. He was named co-chair of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute Advisory Board in 2019.

Born in Elmira, New York to a Jewish family, Heyman was raised in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from the Miami Valley School, and received a B.A. (1979) and an M.B.A. (1980) from Vanderbilt University. In 1977 and 1978, Heyman interned at the U.S. House of Representatives for Congressman Charles Whalen of Ohio. In the summer of 1979, Heyman was a researcher for the Small Business Committee and Restraint of Trade Subcommittee.

In 1980, Heyman began his long association with the investment banking firm of Goldman Sachs, working as an associate from 1980 to 1985, and as a vice president from 1985 to 1999. As a VP, Heyman also worked as associate regional manager of Goldman’s Chicago private client group from 1997 to 1999. From 1999 to 2000, he was co-head of recruiting for Goldman’s newly created investment management division, leaving that job in 2001 to become regional manager of the Midwest private wealth management group, which covers 13 states and half of Canada. In 2004, he was made a partner of Goldman Sachs, where he worked when nominated for the ambassadorship.

Prior to his ambassadorship, Heyman served as a board member for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Foundation. He also served as an advisor to the Fix the Debt CEO Council of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He has been a member of The Economic Club of Chicago, The Executives' Club of Chicago, and the Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Advisory Board.

On September 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Heyman to be the U.S. Ambassador to Canada. Heyman was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 12, 2014. As the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Heyman became a member of the Fulbright Canada Board of Directors. In 2014 and 2016, Heyman was named one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Business People by Canadian Business. In January 2017, he announced that he was stepping down as the U.S. Ambassador to Canada.

Heyman and his wife have been prominent donors to President Obama since 2007 and have been some of his top fundraisers. In 2012, both he and his wife served on Obama's National Finance Committee tasked with raising funds for Obama's re-election campaign.

He married Vanderbilt classmate Vicki Simons in 1980. They have three children: David, Liza, and Caroline, as well as three grandchildren.