Balsillie biography
Balsillie biography
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Jim Balsillie
Canadian businessman
James Laurence Balsillie (born February 3, 1961) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was the former chair and co-chief executive officer of the Canadian technology company Research In Motion (BlackBerry), which at its 2011 peak made US$19.9 billion (equivalent to $26.6 billion in 2023) in annual sales.[2]
Since leaving Blackberry in 2012,[3] Balsillie has taken up a number of roles in Canadian business and society.
He is the founder of the Balsillie School of International Affairs at the University of Waterloo, the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI) think tank, and serves as chair of the Canadian Council of Innovators.[4]
Early life and education
Jim Balsillie was born in 1961 in Seaforth, Ontario to Raymond Balsillie, an electronics technician at Ontario Hydro, and Laurel Balsillie.
The family moved to Peterborough when Jim was five years old.[5] He re