Jim Pattison

James Allen Pattison  (born October 1, 1928) is a Canadian businessman, investor and philanthropist. He is the owner and founder of Jim Pattison Group. He is a billionaire, with a net worth of $5.7 billion in late 2018 according to Forbes. Pattison was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia when he was 6 years old. In December 2018, Pattison received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

In 1961, Pattison got a $40,000 loan from a manager at Royal Bank of Canada and used it to open a Pontiac dealership in Vancouver. He would also invest his money in other businesses like Guinness World Records and Ripley's Believe It or Not!.

Pattison would work to help bring Expo 86 and the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver.

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