Kevin O'Leary
| Kevin O'Leary | |
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O'Leary in 2012
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| Born |
Terence Thomas Kevin O'Leary 9 July 1954 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Citizenship | |
| Education | B.S., M.B.A. |
| Alma mater |
Royal Military College Saint-Jean University of Waterloo University of Western Ontario |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Net worth | US$400 Million+ |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Linda (m. 1990) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official website |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 Canada
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| Service/branch |
 Canadian Forces
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| Years of service | 1972-1974 |
| Rank | Cadet |
Terence Thomas Kevin O'Leary (born 9 July 1954) is a Canadian businessman, and television and radio personality. He co-founded O'Leary Funds and SoftKey. From 2004 to 2014, he appeared on various Canadian television shows, including the business news programmes SqueezePlay and The Lang and O'Leary Exchange, and the reality television shows Dragons' Den and Redemption Inc. Since 2009, he has appeared on the American equivalent of Dragons' Den, Shark Tank.
O'Leary co-founded SoftKey Software Products, a technology company that sold software geared toward family education and entertainment. During the late 1980s and 1990s, SoftKey acquired rival companies such as Compton's New Media, The Learning Company and Brøderbund. SoftKey later changed its name to The Learning Company and was acquired by The Mattel Toy Company in 1999, with the sale making O'Leary a multimillionaire. O'Leary was later fired by Mattel after the acquisition resulted in significant losses and multiple shareholder lawsuits.
O'Leary has been outspoken in his conservative economic views, advocating economic responsibility in both personal finance and government expenditures. In January 2017, he announced his intention to run for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in the leadership election to be held in May 2017.
O'Leary was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the son of Georgette (née Bukalam), a small-business owner and investor, and Terry O'Leary, a salesman. His father was Irish, and his mother was of Lebanese descent. Because of his father, O'Leary also holds Irish citizenship and carries an Irish passport.
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