Jim Harris is a #1 international bestselling author, the former leader of the Green Party of Canada, a former National Post columnist focusing on how going green is profitable, a technology columnist with Backbone magazine and a management consultant.
Jim is also a passionate roller blader, cyclist, hot yogi and lover of most cuisines. He is a grad of Queen’s University and is married to Lee-Anne McAlear.
Mr. Harris is a much sought after speaker at conferences and seminars and has been speaking professionally for more than 20 years and has been rated as one of the best speakers in North America. Mr. Harris’ clients include Association of Research Libraries, Barclays Bank, Certified Management Accountants, Cleantech, Columbia Tristar Pictures, Deloitte & Touche, European Snack Food Association, Glaxo Wellcome, IABC, IBM, IEEE, International Council of Shopping Centers, Johnson & Johnson, MasterCard, Munich Re, NEC, Novartis, Soc. of Professional Engineers, Sybase, TNT Worldwide Express, the UK Cabinet Office and Zurich.
In 2011 Mr. Harris became the Program Director for the Centre of Excellence in Sustainability and Innovation at York University’s Shulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC) which has been ranked as the best program for sustainability worldwide by numerous organizations.