🇨🇦 Top Black Canadian Entrepreneurs & Executives Profiles
This list features top senior-level Black Canadian executives and entrepreneurs or Black executives who are not Canadian but work in Canada. According to statistics from StatCan, the number of Black business owners in Canada was estimated at 66,880 in 2018, representing 2.1% of all Canadian business owners. StatCan estimates the Canadian Black population to be 1.5 million people in 2021, accounting for 4.3% of Canada's total population. Remarkably, this reveals that less than 1% of Black Canadians have officially established their own businesses.
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Claudette McGowan
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comClaudette McGowan is the Chief Executive Officer for Protexxa, a Canadian-based cybersecurity software and services company. Ms. McGowan is a global…
Deland Kamanga
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comDeland Kamanga is the Group Head of Wealth Management at BMO. He has over 30 years of banking experience and has held various positions within BMO,…
Deon Nicholas
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comDeon Nicholas is CEO & Co-Founder of Forethought, one of the leading generative AI platform for customer support automation. The company has raise…
Drake
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comAubrey Drake Graham is a Canadian rapper, singer, actor, and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Toronto, he gained recognition as an actor on the teen…
Isaac Olowolafe Jr.
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comIsaac Olowolafe Jr., is the founder of Dream Maker Inc., a vertically integrated asset management firm founded in 2003. The company consist of…
Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson is the CEO of GroupM Canada, since November 2021. Mr. Johnson has over two decades of experience working in the advertising and…
Mary A. Tidlund
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comMary A. Tidlund, is a Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the first Black female CEO in the energy industry. In 1989, Ms. Tidlund…
Michael Lee-Chin
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comMichael Lee-Chin, is Chairman of Portland Holdings Inc., his Canadian based investments holding company. His investment holding company Portland JSX…
Nadine Spencer
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comNadine Spencer is the CEO and President of BrandEQ Group Inc., a global marketing and communications agency. She was previously the Chief Marketing…
Russ Hutchinson
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comRussell (Russ) Hutchinson, Chief Financial Officer, Ally Financial Inc., reporting to CEO Jeffrey Brown, effective July 3, 2023. Mr. Hutchinson most…
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