Robert Miller (born July 1943), is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who founded

Future Electronics Future Electronics Inc. is a distributor of electronic and electro-mechanical components headquartered in Pointe-Claire, Quebec. It was founded in 1968 by Canadian billionaire Robert Miller. By 1976, Miller became the sole owner of the company a ...

in 1968, and built it into the world's third-largest electronics distributor. Miller is also a supporter of the

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and

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research, and he intends to be

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himself.

Early life

Miller was born in July 1943. Miller is a graduate of

Rider University Rider University is a private university in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. It consists of four academic units: the Norm Brodsky College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Services, and West ...

. He worked at a snackbar and as a DJ to pay for college.

Personal life

Miller is divorced, with two children, and lives in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

, Canada.

Allegations of sexual assault

In 2023, CBC/Radio Canada published a story alleging that Miller had been investigated several times for having paid for sexual contacts with minors for years. Miller's lawyers have denied all allegations. Following the broadcast on February 2, 2023 on the ''

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'' investigative programs '' Enquête'' and ''The Fifth Estate'' on '' CBC Television'', Miller stepped down as chairman, president and CEO of Future Electronics.

References

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