Ralph barford biography

Alumni Achievement Awards

Ralph M.

Barford (MBA '52)
President, Valleydene Corporation Limited Chairman, GSW Inc.

Despite occupying diverse industry sectors, several of Canada's best-known blue-chip companies have one thing in common - they all include Ralph Barford on their boards of directors. It's a tribute to his years of experience as a corporate and community leader and to his stature as one of Canada's most distinguished executives.

Barford graduated from the University of Toronto at the age of twenty, entered Harvard Business School, and graduated as a Baker Scholar.

After spending a year at HBS as assistant to the legendary Professor Georges F. Doriot, Barford moved on to work as a financial analyst at Doriot's American Resear