Harley Finkelstein

CEO

Canada16 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • President of Shopify with extensive leadership experience.
  • Co-founded a modern high-end tea brand, Firebelly.
  • Recognized as a top entrepreneur with multiple prestigious awards.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C SaaS leader with a strong entrepreneurial background.

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About

Harley Finkelstein is an entrepreneur and the President of Shopify. He founded his first company at age 17 while a student at McGill. Harley completed his law degree as well as his MBA at the University of Ottawa. He received the Canadian Angel Investor of the Year Award, Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award, Fortune’s 40 Under 40, was inducted into the Order of Ottawa, and received the King Charles III Coronation Medal. From 2014 to 2017 Harley was on the Board of Directors of the C100, and from 2017 to 2020 he was on to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). He is currently on the Board of Directors of the National Retail Federation, Operation Hope, and the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation. Harley recently co-founded Firebelly, a modern high-end tea brand, and created Big Shot, a project and podcast that archives the stories of the greatest Jewish entrepreneurs of the last century.

Experience

16 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
8 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
11 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

National retail federation

Board Member

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

The montreal children's hospital foundation

Board Member

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

Firebelly tea

Co-Founder

Jan 2022Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

Cbc

Board Member

Jan 2017Jan 2020 · 3 yrs · Canada

Felicis ventures

Advisor

Mar 2015Present · 11 yrs 2 mos

The c100

Board Member

Dec 2014Dec 2017 · 3 yrs · California / Canada

Shopify

President

Jan 2010Present · 16 yrs 4 mos

Education

University of Ottawa

JD / MBA

Jan 2005Jan 2009

Concordia University

Economics

Jan 2003Jan 2005

McGill University

Economics

Jan 2001Jan 2003

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