Jordan Banks
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Jordan Banks presenting on stage (2012)
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17 May 1968 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario, Osgoode Hall Law School |
| Occupation | Global Head of Vertical Strategy, Facebook. Managing Director, Facebook Canada. |
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Jordan Banks (born May 17, 1968) is a Canadian businessman, currently serving as Facebook's Global Head of Vertical Strategy, as well as, the Managing Director of Facebook Canada. Prior to Facebook he was the CEO of JumpTV, a publicly traded online provider of live and on-demand sports and international television that merged with Charles Wang’s Neulion Inc. in 2008. Before JumpTV, Banks served as the Managing Director for eBay Canada, a division that he helped launch in 2000.
In 2012, Banks was named "The Most Influential Innovator in Canada" by the Financial Post. In 2014, Banks was named as one of "Canada's 50 Most Powerful Business People" by Canadian Business.
Banks was born in Ottawa, Ontario and grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He attended St Andrew’s Junior High School and York Mills Collegiate Institute.
Banks earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Western Ontario and later received a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.
In 1994, Banks started his career as a lawyer working for Goodmans, a Toronto-based law firm.
In 1997, he was asked to join the National Hockey League Players Association where he was an executive in its Licensing and International Business group.
Banks was then hired as the second employee at eBay 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 eBay, the Canadian division grew to over $1 Billion dollars in activity.
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