Grootendorst is a native of Vancouver, Canada. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. Soon after college Grootendorst dedicated a year to the ...

He was born on January 31, 1927, in Boskoop, The Netherlands, and was the son of the late Jaap and Margrent Grootendorst. Jake moved to the United States in 1958 to Sayville, NY, where he worked with ...

COVID-19 has put a spotlight on Canada's pandemic preparedness, and led some experts and leaders to call for a new public agency that would be in charge of domestic vaccine production to increase self ...