Kaneb was born in Worcester in 1934, and graduated from
Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics in 1956. After graduating, he became an officer in the
United States Navy. The Kaneb family acquired
HP Hood LLC in 1995 and increased its annual sales from US$600 million to about US$2.3 billion. Kaneb was also a part owner of the
Boston Red Sox. Besides his business work, Kaneb was a Trustee Emeritus of the
University of Notre Dame. He was also an Emeritus Trustee of the
Massachusetts General Hospital and Emeritus Trustee and former chairman of the Board of
McLean Hospital. He has worked on other boards and groups including the Board of Fellows of the
Harvard Medical School. As of 2008, he was vice-chair of that commission. Kaneb was also Vice Chair Emeritus of the Finance Council, Chairman of the Clergy Funds Board and Vice Chair of the Catholic Schools Council of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. He served as Trustee Emeritus and Finance Committee Chair at
Partners HealthCare from 1994 to 2000. Kaneb was a member of
Harvard University's Executive Committee on University Resources. He died on August 29, 2021. ==References==