Gail Sheryl Asper, OC OM is President and a Trustee of The Asper Foundation, the private charitable foundation spearheading the establishment of the $351 million Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. The CMHR is the first national museum established outside of Ottawa, Canada. On August 26, 2008, Asper was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights by the Stephen Harper government. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the daughter of entrepreneur and philanthropist Izzy Asper, OC, OM, LL.D she attended Kelvin High School before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1984 from the University of Manitoba. She was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1985 and is a member of the Law Society of Manitoba. She articled with Halifax, Nova Scotia law firm of Cox Downie & Goodfellow in 1984 and was an Associate Lawyer in Halifax with Goldberg McDonald from 1985 to 1989. In 1989, she joined her father's firm, CanWest Global Communications Corp., as a corporate secretary and director. She has long been associated with arts and culture as a volunteer, performer, and fund-raiser. She is associated with the Liberal Party of Canada. 

May 28th, 1960 in (Age 64)