John W. (Jack) Poole - Vancouver

Jack Poole founded Daon Development Corp. in B.C., which became the second-largest real estate investment and development company in North America. Poole is now chairman of the board for a second company he founded, Concert Properties. He is also partner in and/or owner of 17 private businesses in Canada and the United States. Poole helped bring the Molson Indy race to Vancouver and is currently chairman and CEO of he Vancouver 2010 Olympic Bid Corp. He is a charter member of the Wall of Fame at the University of Saskatchewan and has been profiled in Maclean's, Canadian Business, the Wall Street Journal and major newspapers in Canada and the United States.