Don Tapscott

Don Tapscott
Tapscott in 2014
Born (1947-06-01) June 1, 1947 (age 79)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationsCEO, Tapscott Group
Chairman and co-Founder, Blockchain Research Institute
SpouseAna Paula Lopes
ChildrenAlex Tapscott, Nicole Tapscott
Websitedontapscott.com Edit this at Wikidata

Don Tapscott CM (born June 1, 1947) is a Canadian business executive, author, consultant and public speaker.

Career

Tapscott has authored or co-authored sixteen books, including Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (2006).

Tapscott lives in Toronto. He is the former Chancellor of his alma mater Trent University, and serves as an adjunct professor of Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD.

Early life and education

Tapscott was born in Toronto and went to high school in Ontario, graduating from Park Street Collegiate Institute.

Tapscott holds a B.Sc. in psychology and statistics and an M.Ed. specializing in research methodology from the University of Alberta. As a student, he ran for mayor of Edmonton in the 1977 municipal election as a member of the Revolutionary Workers' League.

Awards and recognition

Tapscott holds honorary degrees from the University of Alberta (2001), Trent University (2006), and McMaster University (2010).

He was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015.

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams, Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, Portfolio Trade, 2006.
  2. ↑ "About". Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "INSEAD brings blockchain to business education". 27 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Orillia Hall of Fame" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  5. ↑ "Orillia Packet". 10 June 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Edmonton Journal, October 20, 1977
  7. ↑ Brothers.com, Trent Magazine, Fall 2001, archived Nov 1, 2002
  8. ↑ "News & Events – University of Alberta". Expressnews.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2012-10-24.[permanent dead link]
  9. ↑ "Four Nova Scotians among Order of Canada honourees" Archived 2015-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. The Chronicle-Herald, July 1, 2015.