Business Leaders with Companies Based in Metro Vancouver Regional District

People are grouped by where their associated companies are headquartered.

RichGeo records 19 people for Metro Vancouver Regional District by company headquarters. 3 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

19
People recorded
3
Net worth of $1B or more
$8.3B
Combined recorded net worth

Districts and counties

Vancouver 17Richmond 2
Locations without recorded people
Surrey

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1Jim PattisonVancouver · Canadian businessman$4.8B
  2. 2Donald TrumpVancouver · President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)$2.5B
  3. 3Eric SprottVancouver · Canadian businessman$1B
  4. 4Dennis PilarinosTech founderVancouver · Canadian technology entrepreneur, founder of Buddybuild and UnblockedUndisclosed
  5. 5Evgeny MedvedevTech founderVancouver · co-founder of Nansen.ai and AI ReFounderUndisclosed
  6. 6Roger HardyPublic company founderVancouver · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  7. 7Nolan WatsonPublic company founderVancouver · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  8. 8Jason PriemTech founderVancouver · American information scientistUndisclosed
  9. 9Heather PiwowarTech founderVancouver · bioinformatician and open data advocateUndisclosed
  10. 10Brian HillPublic company founderVancouver · Canadian entrepreneur (20th century)Undisclosed
  11. 11Raphael van LieropTech founderVancouver · founder and creative director of Hinterland Studios Inc., a game development company from CanadaUndisclosed
  12. 12Maddy ThorsonTech founderVancouver · Canadian video game developerUndisclosed
  13. 13Alex GardenTech founderVancouver · Canadian video game producerUndisclosed
  14. 14Chip WilsonPublic company founderVancouver · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  15. 15Craig DobbinPublic company founderRichmond · Canadian businessman (1935-2006)Undisclosed
  16. 16Jim TrelivingPublic company founderRichmond · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  17. 17Rob McEwenPublic company founderVancouver · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  18. 18Robert FriedlandPublic company founderVancouver · Canadian-American businessmanUndisclosed
  19. 19Sam HouserTech founderVancouver · British video game producer and developer (born 1971)Undisclosed

Technology Sectors

Artificial Intelligence 2Internet and Software 8Web 1.0 and the Early Internet 2Web 2.0 and Internet Platforms 6

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

retail4
video game industry4
mining3
artificial intelligence2
information technology2
software publishing2
customer service1
gold mining1
fashion1
intellectual property1
construction industry1
hospitality industry1

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1Euro Manganese1
  2. 2Goldcorp Inc.1
  3. 3Ivanhoe Mines1
  4. 4CHC Helicopter1
  5. 5Aritzia1
  6. 6clearly.ca1
  7. 7Lululemon Athletica1
  8. 8Sandstorm Gold1
  9. 9Turquoise Hill Resources1
  10. 10Boston Pizza1
  11. 11Unblocked2
  12. 12OurResearch2
  13. 13Unnamed2
  14. 14Jim Pattison Group1
  15. 15AI ReFounder1
  16. 16Buddybuild1
  17. 17Relic Entertainment1
  18. 18Rockstar Vancouver1
  19. 19Unnamed1
  20. 20Trump Oil Corporation1

Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.