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Mike Lazaridis
Mihal "Mike" Lazaridis, OC, O.Ont, FRS ((ギリシア語:Μιχαήλ (Μιχάλης) Λαζαρίδης); born March 14, 1961) is a Greek - Canadian businessman, investor in quantum computing technologies, and founder and Vice Chairman of BlackBerry, which created and manufactures the BlackBerry wireless handheld device. As a passionate advocate for the power of basic science to improve and transform the world, 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.〔(Quantum Valley | Media Centre ). Quantum Valley Investments (2013-03-19). Retrieved on 2013-10-23.〕 In 1999 he founded Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, where he also serves as Board Chair.〔(Perimeter Institute Website )〕 He is also a former chancellor of the University of Waterloo, and an Officer of the Order of Canada. With an estimated net worth of US$800 million (as of June 2011), Lazaridis was ranked by Forbes as the 17th wealthiest Canadian and 651st in the world.
== Personal, education, and career history ==
Lazaridis was born in Istanbul, Turkey, to Greek parents (specifically Pontic) with original lineage to the island of Chios. He was five years old when his family moved to Canada in 1966, settling in Windsor, Ontario. At age 12, he won a prize at the Windsor Public Library for reading every science book in the library.〔(Article on Mihalis Lazaridis )〕 In 1979, he enrolled at the University of Waterloo in electrical engineering with an option in computer science. In 1984, Lazaridis responded to a request for proposal from General Motors to develop a network computer control display system.〔Lazaridis, Mike, How I got started, The BlackBerry Boss, Fortune Magazine, April 27, 2009, p.20〕 GM awarded him a contract. He dropped out of university that year, just two months before he was scheduled to graduate. The GM contract, a small government grant, and a loan from Lazaridis's parents enabled Lazaridis, Mike Barnstijn, and Douglas Fregin to launch Research In Motion. One of the company's first achievements was the development of barcode technology for film. RIM plowed the profits from that into wireless data transmission research, eventually leading to the introduction of the BlackBerry wireless mobile device in 1999, and its better-known version in 2002.
Lazaridis and his wife Ophelia have also been noted for their philanthropic work in the Waterloo area.
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