Kevin O'Leary Biography

Fast Facts

• Hold both Irish and Canadian citizenship
• Suffered from dyslexia as a child and has given talks on his struggle and how sufferers can treat it as a strength
• Stepfather worked for an international aid organization and the family spent several years abroad, in Cambodia and Cyprus
• Has been an avid photographer since high school
• Attended Royal Military College Saint-Jean for two years after high school
• Co-founded SoftKey Software Products in 1983 and was President until The Mattel Toy Company purchased it in 1999
• Author of several books, beginning with Cold Hard Truth: On Business, Money & Life in 2011
• Created the Future Dragons Fund to assist and encourage teen entrepreneurs