Jim is a business leader, non-profit champion and advisor to impactful organizations. For more than 30 years, he has helped start, fund and grow companies in cleantech, digital marketing and leadership development with clients and operations on four continents.
Jim currently works with a private family office creating a program for their rising generation and other families define purpose, align capital and create a more meaningful generationallegacy. He is also an advisor to entrepreneurs, social profit founders, venture investors, and foundations seeking to drive impact in innovative ways. Jim has lately been an ardent supporterof Dan Pallotta and Stephen Gyllenhaal’s efforts to bringing greater awareness to their documentary, Uncharitable.
With his late father, Jim co-founded Trails.ca, a charity that has been recognized as one of the most successful programs working with at-risk youth in Toronto. Jim has served on the boards of Pearson College UWC and Upper Canada College and is currently Chair of the Trails’ Board of Governors.
Jim is the recipient of several awards for his leadership in Victoria’s tech and business communities and is a regular speaker, panelist and writer on business, leadership and socialimpact. A lifelong adventurer, he was a member of expeditions to Mt. Everest and the Canadian/Russian High Arctic, the former being the subject of his father’s bestselling book, The Right Mountain: Lessons from Everest on the Real Meaning of Success. He is a graduate of the University of King’s College and has lived in Victoria with his family since 2005.