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Harley Finkelstein

President, Shopify

The Shopify president is one of the most influential voices in e-commerce entrepreneurship.

Harley Finkelstein

Harley Finkelstein is the president of e-commerce platform Shopify, which provides retailers with technological tools to scale their businesses and broaden their online reach, serving clients such as Aje, Missoma and Pangaia. Finkelstein joined the company in 2010, having originally started as a merchant himself.

From 2014 to 2017, he was on the board ofthe Canadian tech entrepreneurship association C100, and from 2017 to 2020, he was onthe Board of Directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). In 2021, Finkelstein was named in Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list.

Career History

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NATIONALITYCanadian
LOCATIONCanada
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Partner Content

How Shopify Is Empowering Entrepreneurs Through Technology

Over the past year, Shopify and BoF brought together fashion industry leaders to discuss their learnings, opportunities and challenges they face in a series of roundtables. Now, BoF shares the most actionable insights that emerged with its community.

Partner Content

How Shopify Is Empowering Entrepreneurs Through Technology

Over the past year, Shopify and BoF brought together fashion industry leaders to discuss their learnings, opportunities and challenges they face in a series of roundtables. Now, BoF shares the most actionable insights that emerged with its community.


Partner Content

Industry Insights from BoF and Shopify’s Executive Retail Forums

Throughout 2021, Shopify and BoF connected leading retail executives to share their challenges and discuss finding opportunity in disruption in a series of roundtables. Now, BoF shares the most actionable insights that emerged with its community.

Partner Content

Industry Insights from BoF and Shopify’s Executive Retail Forums

Throughout 2021, Shopify and BoF connected leading retail executives to share their challenges and discuss finding opportunity in disruption in a series of roundtables. Now, BoF shares the most actionable insights that emerged with its community.


Workplace & Talent

VOICES 2021: The Future of Everything

In the fourth session of BoF’s annual gathering, Harris Reed, Simon Whitehouse, Rafat Ali and others discussed the future of travel, the future of work and the future of gender-free fashion.

Workplace & Talent

VOICES 2021: The Future of Everything

In the fourth session of BoF’s annual gathering, Harris Reed, Simon Whitehouse, Rafat Ali and others discussed the future of travel, the future of work and the future of gender-free fashion.


Retail

Retail Reborn Episode 3: The Future of Digital Commerce

Doug Stephens speaks with innovators about the technologies and business models driving a new era of online retail — with guests including Shopify President Harley Finkelstein, Christina Fontana, head of Tmall’s fashion and luxury division in Europe and Neha Singh, founder of Obsess.

Retail

Retail Reborn Episode 3: The Future of Digital Commerce

Doug Stephens speaks with innovators about the technologies and business models driving a new era of online retail — with guests including Shopify President Harley Finkelstein, Christina Fontana, head of Tmall’s fashion and luxury division in Europe and Neha Singh, founder of Obsess.