Edward Rogers
Executive Chair of Rogers Communications & Chair of Rogers Control Trust
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Data Confidence: 75% · Sources: 2 · Last Updated: Sep 26, 2026
At a glance
- Net Worth
- $3.6B
- Reach
- 30.0M people
- Profile shape
- Even across all dimensions
- Every dimension sits at National tier
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- 💰 Net Worth ▲
- $3.6B
- 🌐 Reach ▲
- 30.0M people
- 🔌 Power ▲
- Controls roughly 97.5% of the voting shares in Rogers Communications through the Rogers Control Trust, giving him decisive authority over Canada's largest wireless and cable provider, major broadcasting networks, and iconic sports assets like the Toronto Blue Jays and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.
- 👁️ Influence ▲
- Shapes national telecommunications policy, consumer connectivity pricing, and sports broadcasting across Canada, evidenced by directing the ~$26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications and consolidating majority ownership of MLSE.
- 🤝 Network ▲
- Maintains extensive connections across global media, Canadian corporate boardrooms, and professional sports governance through roles on the boards of Rogers Communications, CableLabs, and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.
- 🏛️ Legacy ▲
- Sustained and expanded the telecom and sports broadcasting empire established by his father Ted Rogers, preserving family voting control while transforming Rogers into Canada's dominant media and sports conglomerate.
- 🔮 Trajectory ▲
- Rising ↑ — first assessment on record.
Power Trajectory
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About
Edward Samuel Rogers III is a Canadian corporate executive who serves as the Executive Chair of Rogers Communications Inc. and Chair of the Rogers Control Trust. Through the trust structure, he directs approximately 97.5% of the voting shares of Rogers Communications, one of Canada's 'Big Three' telecommunications and media conglomerates. His leadership spans national wireless and cable networks, broadcasting assets, and major sports properties, including the Toronto Blue Jays and majority control of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.
Known For
Serving as Executive Chair of Rogers Communications and controlling trustee of the Rogers family's multi-billion-dollar telecom and media empire.
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