(1961-03-14) March 14, 1961 (age 63)[1] Istanbul, Turkey
Alma mater
University of Waterloo (dropped out in 1984, honorary degree in 2000)
Occupation
Founder & Managing Partner, Quantum Valley Investments
Founder, BlackBerry Limited
Known for
Quantum Valley Investments[2]
Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Institute for Quantum Computing
BlackBerry Limited
Lazaridis School of Business and Economics
Awards
FRS (2014)[2]
OC (2006)
O.Ont (2006)
Mihal "Mike" LazaridisOC OOnt FRS (born March 14, 1961) is a Canadian businessman, investor in quantum computing technologies, and co-founder of BlackBerry, which created and manufactured the BlackBerry wireless handheld device. In November 2009, Canadian Business ranked Lazaridis as the 11th wealthiest Canadian, with an estimated net worth of CA$2.9billion (equivalent to $3.6billion in 2021).[3]
Lazaridis served in various positions including co-chairman and co-CEO of BlackBerry from 1984 to 2012 and Board Vice Chair and Chair of the Innovation Committee from 2012 to 2013. As an advocate for the power of basic science to improve and transform the world,[4] he co-founded Quantum Valley Investments in March 2013 with childhood friend and BlackBerry co-founder Douglas Fregin to provide financial and intellectual capital for the further development and commercialization of breakthroughs in quantum information science.[5] In 1999 he founded the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, where he also serves as board chair.[6] In 2002, he founded the Institute for Quantum Computing.[7] He is also a former chancellor of the University of Waterloo, and an Officer of the Order of Canada (OC).
^"Mike Lazaridis | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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^Froats, Phil; Li, Heather (2009-11-22). "RICH 100". Canadian Business. Archived from the original on 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^"RIM co-founder donates $50M to Waterloo physics centre". CBC News. June 5, 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^Quantum Valley | Media Centre. Quantum Valley Investments (2013-03-19). Retrieved on 2013-10-23.
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