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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.
Apr 20, 2023 · Jim Balsillie sets the record straight on 'BlackBerry' movie. Canadian businessman and former Research In Motion co-CEO and chair Jim Balsillie is shown during an interview in Toronto,...
Feb 26, 2012 · James Laurence (Jim) Balsillie, co-CEO of Research In Motion, business executive, chartered professional accountant, philanthropist (born 3 February 1961 in Seaforth, ON ). Balsillie is best known as the former chairman and co-CEO of Research In Motion, the Waterloo, Ontario, company now known as BlackBerry .
Feb 16, 2017 · He is the co-founder of the Council of Canadian Innovators and the Digital Governance Council, as well as founder of the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo, the Centre for Digital Rights, the Balsillie School of International Affairs, and the Arctic Research Foundation.
Jim Balsillie is the retired Chairman and co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry), a technology company he scaled from an idea to $20 billion in sales globally. Mr. Balsillie’s private investment office supports Canadian and global technology companies.
Apr 20, 2023 · TORONTO - Jim Balsillie is having his Hollywood moment. It was almost inevitable the Waterloo, Ont., businessman would one day be portrayed in film for his role in the global success of the ...
Mar 31, 2012 · The self-described “aw-shucks tradesman’s son from Peterborough,” who took Research In Motion from a Kitchener startup to world-famous purveyor of revolutionary ‘CrackBerry’ resigned ...
Jul 11, 2023 · Jim Balsillie, CPA, has been at the forefront of Canadian innovation for two decades—perhaps most famously as the entrepreneur who introduced the BlackBerry smartphone to the world as the chairman and co-CEO, with Mike Lazaridis, of Research in Motion (RIM) Limited.
May 10, 2023 · Glenn Howerton plays former CEO Jim Balsillie in the new movie BlackBerry, which charts the spectacular rise and catastrophic fall of the world's first smartphone.
Nov 4, 2023 · Former tech executive Jim Balsillie says artificial intelligence should be regulated, but thinking about it as an existential threat distracts from the immediate challenges posed by the...
