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Harley Finkelstein | CPO (Chief Platform Officer), Shopify
Entrepreneur, Lawyer & CPO @ Shopify. Launched first company at 17 yrs old, and has been building startups ever since.
Words to live by"Discipline is remembering what you want"
More information about Harley Finkelstein
Harley Finkelstein is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and the founder of one of Canada’s leading promotional apparel companies. Additionally, Harley serves as a mentor to the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI), sits on the financing committee for the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF), and is an advisor to both the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), and to the Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF). Harley received his law degree from the University of Ottawa, and completed his MBA at the school’s management faculty. He is the co-founder of the school’s Law/MBA Student Society, and the ‘Canadian MBA Oath‘. After graduating, Harley moved to Toronto to work for one of the city’s leading business law firms, where he focused on corporate finance and commercial law. Currently, Harley is the Chief Platform Officer (CPO) at Shopify, one of the web’s leading eCommerce platforms.