Galen Weston was born on 29 October 1940 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was married to Alexandra Schmidt. He died on 12 April 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Chairman and CEO of George Weston Limited, the Canadian retail giant, he is the son of Willard Gordon Galen Weston (1940- 2021) and of Hilary Weston, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.