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John Phillips
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- investments
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- Toronto
- Education
- University of Toronto (Law Degree)University of Toronto (Trinity College) (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Marital Status
- Married
Assets
- Shopify14,000,000 shares @ --SHOP-US
Biography
John Phillips is an angel investor who made an early bet on Shopify, a Canadian e-commerce software company.
He and his wife Catherine Phillips together own an estimated 2% of Shopify.
John served on Shopify's board of directors from 2010 to 2023.
The couple has invested in a slew of other early-stage companies that are lesser known, like Virtual Marine Technology and Sequence Bio.
John previously spent 25 years as a corporate lawyer, including as general counsel at telecom firm Clearnet Communications.
The Phillips' Northpine Foundation has donated hundreds of millions to organizations focused on climate, refugees and formerly incarcerated individuals.