Robert Herjavec
| Robert Herjavec | |
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 Robert Herjavec in 2010 |
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| Born | September 14, 1963 Zbjeg near Slavonski Brod, Yugoslavia |
| Residence | Bridle Path, Toronto, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer, The Herjavec Group |
| Home town | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Net worth |  $325 million (est.)[1] |
| Spouse | Diane Plese |
| Children | 3 |
Robert Herjavec (born September 14, 1963) is a Canadian businessman, investor, and television personality.
Herjavec was born in Zbjeg, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) and emigrated with his family to Canada at the age of eight, eventually settling in the Toronto neighbourhood of Rexdale. He attended New College at the University of Toronto, and began his business career with IBM mainframe sales. In 1990 he founded BRAK Systems, which soon became Canada's top provider of Internet security software. BRAK Systems was sold to AT&T in 2000 for $100 million, and Herjavec took a position there as VP of Internet Security. He subsequently became VP of Sales at RAMP Networks, which was later sold to Nokia for $225 million. In 2003, Herjavec founded The Herjavec Group, a security software company, of which he is presently the CEO.[2]
Herjavec currently stars in the CBC Television series Dragons' Den.[3] He was also selected by Mark Burnett to appear on Shark Tank, the U.S. version of Dragons' Den.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.herjavecgroup.com/management/
- ^ "Management". The Herjavec Group. http://www.herjavecgroup.com/english/management. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "The Dragons - Robert Herjavec". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/dragons_robert.html. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "Shark Bio". American Broadcasting Company. http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/bio/robert-herjavec/276271. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
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- 1963 births
- Businesspeople from Ontario
- Businesspeople in software
- Canadian chief executives
- Canadian computer businesspeople
- Canadian investors
- Croatian emigrants to Canada
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Participants in American reality television series
- Participants in Canadian reality television series
- People from Toronto
