Jordan Banks (born May 17, 1968) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

businessman, who formerly served as President of

Rogers Sports & Media Rogers Media Inc., operating as Rogers Sports & Media, is a Canadian subsidiary of Rogers Communications that owns the company's mass media and sports properties, such as the Citytv and Omni Television terrestrial television stations, Sportsnet, ...

until January 14, 2022. Prior to this, he served as VP and Country Manager of

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and

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Canada.Ladurantaye, Steve
"Canadian Jordan Banks tapped to lead Facebook’s new global strategy team"
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'', Toronto, 23 September 2013. Retrieved on 14 October 2013Hartley, Matt
"Q&A with Jordan Banks, new managing director of Facebook Canada"
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Financial Post The ''Financial Post'' was an English Canadian business newspaper, which published from 1907 to 1998. In 1998, the publication was folded into the new ''National Post'',"Black says Post to merge with new paper". ''The Globe and Mail'', July 23, ...

, Toronto, 11 August 2010. Retrieved on 14 November 2012 Prior to Facebook he was the CEO of

JumpTV JumpTV Inc. was a Canadian company, and one of the country's largest internet television carriers until its acquisition by NeuLion in 2008. History JumpTV was formed as an internet television company in 2000. It was limited in the services it cou ...

, a publicly traded online provider of live and on-demand sports and international television that merged with

Charles Wang Charles B. Wang (; August 19, 1944 – October 21, 2018) was a Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist, who was a co-founder and CEO of Computer Associates International, Inc. (later renamed CA Technologies). He was a minority owner (and ...

’s Neulion Inc. in 2008. Before JumpTV, Banks served as the Managing Director for

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Canada, a division that he helped launch in 2000. In 2012, Banks was named "The Most Influential Innovator in Canada" by the

. In 2014, Banks was named as one of "Canada's 50 Most Powerful Business People" by

Canadian Business ''Canadian Business'' is the longest-publishing business magazine based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and founded in 1927. The print edition terminated in the end of 2016. Beginning in January 2017, the magazine was published online only. In Octob ...

Early life

Banks was born in

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

and grew up in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

. He attended St Andrew’s Junior High School and

York Mills Collegiate Institute York Mills Collegiate Institute (York Mills C.I., YMCI or York Mills) is a public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Toronto District School Board, offering grades 9–12. It is located in North York along York Mills Road ...

. Banks earned his

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Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

and later received a

law degree A law degree is an academic degree conferred for studies in law. Such degrees are generally preparation for legal careers. But while their curricula may be reviewed by legal authority, they do not confer a license themselves. A legal license is gra ...

from

Osgoode Hall Law School Osgoode Hall Law School, commonly shortened to Osgoode, is the law school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The law school is home to the Law Commission of Ontario, the Journal of Law and Social Policy, and the ''Osgoode Hall La ...

York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...

Career

In 1994, Banks started his career as a lawyer working for

Goodmans Goodmans LLP is a Canadian corporate law firm. First established in Toronto in 1917 by David Bertram Goodman, Goodmans LLP now has approximately 200 lawyers. The firm acts for Canada's largest corporations, financial institutions and multination ...

, a Toronto-based law firm."University of Waterloo: Jordan Banks, Governor (Appointment Notice)"
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'', 24 July 2012. Retrieved on 14 November 2012 In 1997, he was asked to join the

National Hockey League Players Association NHLPA (french: AJLNH) is the labour union for the group of professional hockey players who are under Standard Player Contracts to the 32 member clubs in the National Hockey League (NHL) located in the United States and Canada. The association re ...

where he was an executive in its Licensing and International Business group. Banks was then hired as the second employee at

Canada and helped launched the organization in 2000. In 2005, he was made Managing Director, a position that he retained until his departure in 2007. During his time at

, the Canadian division grew to over $1 Billion dollars in activity. In October 2007, Banks assumed the role of CEO of

and helped architect the merger between

and

’s

Neulion Endeavor Streaming is a digital video technology company headquartered in Plainview, New York, USA. Founded in 2004 as NeuLion, the company was acquired in 2018 by sports and entertainment company, Endeavor, and rebranded Endeavor Streaming. ...

Inc. Following his time at

, Banks co-founded Thunder Road Capital, an investment and advisory firm focused on supporting early-stage technology companies. To date, the firm has made 40 investments. Banks was named the Managing Director of

Canada in 2010. As of February 2014, 19 million Canadians log into Facebook every month with more than 14 million doing so everyday (10 million of which log in via mobile). In addition to managing the Canadian operations, Banks was named Global Head of Vertical Strategy in 2013. Banks was appointed President, Rogers Media in July 2019.

Boards and affiliations

Banks was the founder of Sportsfest, an annual sporting event that raised more than $1 million dollars for Alzheimer's research and care. He also created the "1 Million Tweets To Remember" Twitter movement as a way to create a digital legacy for those affected by

Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term me ...

. Banks furthered his commitment to Alzheimer's research and care by serving on the Board of Directors of The

Baycrest Baycrest Health Sciences is a research and teaching hospital for the elderly in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Baycrest was originally founded in 1918 as the Toronto J ...

Foundation and The

Centre for Geriatric Care, a research and education hospital with a focus on developing and providing innovations in ageing and brain health. Banks also sat on the Board of Advisors for Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Additionally, Banks currently serves on the Board of Directors for

Cineplex Entertainment Cineplex Inc. (formerly Cineplex Galaxy) is a Canadian movie theatre and family entertainment centre chain headquartered in Toronto. The company was formed in 2003 via the acquisition of Loews Cineplex's Canadian operations (which included ...

, The Hospital For Sick Children Foundation, The Jays Care Foundation, The Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation, and The Black North Initiative. In 2012, Banks was appointed to the

Board of Governors A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organi ...

for the

University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality ...

. Banks is a charter member of the C100, a business mentor to Extreme Startups and special advisor to the Next 36.

Honors

In 2006, Banks was one of four inaugural winners of the

Hugo Boss Hugo Boss AG, often styled as BOSS, is a luxury fashion house headquartered in Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company sells clothing, accessories, footwear, and fragrances. Hugo Boss is one of the largest German clothing companies, ...

"Leave A Mark Award" celebrating "Men of Excellence" in Canada. Jordan Banks is a recipient of Canada’s "Top 40 Under 40". In 2012, Jordan was invited to deliver "The Last Lecture" at the

. In 2012, The

selected Jordan as "The Most Influential Innovator In Canada". In 2014,

named Banks one of "The 50 Most Powerful Business People in Canada". That same year, Banks was also named one of Canada's 10 Leading Men by the

Weizmann Institute of Science The Weizmann Institute of Science ( he, מכון ויצמן למדע ''Machon Vaitzman LeMada'') is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli unive ...

celebrating individuals linked by their commitment to philanthropic endeavours and an understanding of the importance of scientific research and the impact it can have on the world.

References

External links

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Thunder Road Capital

The Last Lecture 2012 at The University of Western Ontario

1 Million Tweets

TedxYouth@Toronto 2011

Weizmann Leading Men Gala

Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenrative Diseases
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