Executive Overview
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.
Career Timeline
- 2023–Present· 3 yrs 8 mos
- Board MemberCurrent2023–Present
- National Retail FederationCurrent2023–Present· 3 yrs 8 mos
- Board MemberCurrent2023–Present
- Firebelly TeaCurrent2022–Present· 4 yrs 8 mos
- Co-FounderCurrent2022–Present
- FelicisCurrentMar 2015–Present· 11 yrs 6 mos
- AdvisorCurrentMar 2015–Present
- ShopifyCurrent2010–Present· 16 yrs 8 mos
- PresidentCurrent2010–Present
- 2017–2020· 3 yrs
- Board Member2017–2020
- Dec 2014–Dec 2017· 3 yrs
- Board MemberDec 2014–Dec 2017
Education
JD / MBA
University of OttawaEconomics
Concordia UniversityEconomics
McGill University