Kevin O’Leary is a Canadian-American entrepreneur, television personality, and investor best known as “Mr. Wonderful” on Shark Tank. After earning an MBA from the University of Western Ontario, he founded SoftKey (later The Learning Company), which became a leading educational software provider before being sold to Mattel in 1999 for $4.2 billion. He then co-founded StorageNow (acquired in 2007) and helped grow Stream Global Services into a major outsourcing firm.
Today, O’Leary leads the O’Leary Financial Group, overseeing O’Shares Investment Advisers, O’Leary Ventures, and other businesses, while also helming the award-winning O’Leary Fine Wines. A frequent CNBC contributor and co-host on Shark Tank, he’s also the author of several best-selling books, including Cold Hard Truth series.
Education
- Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Psychology, University of Waterloo
- Master of Business Administration, University of Western Ontario (now Western University)
Accolades
- New York Times bestseller
- Emmy Awards
- Reality Television Award
Expertise in
- FIRE Movement
- Business-Oriented Content Development
- Personal Finance and Investing
- Entrepreneurship and Business Development
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