Harley Finkelstein

Senior Advisor

Harley is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and President of Shopify.

Born in Montreal, Canada, Harley founded his first company at age 17 while studying at McGill University. He went on to receive a JD / MBA from the University of Ottawa and began his career in law before joining Shopify as Chief Platform Officer in 2010. Since his joining, Shopify has grown from a Seed-stage startup to the preeminent global ecommerce platform, with over 8,000 employees and over $50 billion in market capitalization.

He currently serves on the Boards of The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation and the National Retail Federation, and has previously served on the Boards of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and The C100.

Harley has been named Angel Investor of the Year by the Canadian Startup Awards, Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, and is a member of the Order of Ottawa.