Robert Herjavec — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Emmy Award-winning executive producer and lead Shark on ABC's Shark Tank for 16 years.
Founded BRAK Systems, an Internet security software integrator, selling it for $30.2 million in 2000.
Founded The Herjavec Group in 2003, growing it to nearly 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in value.
Authored three books, with two becoming New York Times bestsellers.
Appeared as a panelist and investor on Dragons' Den (Canada) and Shark Tank (Australia).
Received the 2012 Ernst & Young Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Technology.
Graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in English literature and political science.

Biography

Robert Herjavec is a Croatian-Canadian businessman, investor, and television personality, widely recognized as an Emmy Award-winning executive producer and lead Shark on ABC's Shark Tank for 16 years. He also appears as a panelist and investor on Dragons' Den in Canada and Shark Tank Australia. Born in Varaždin, SFR Yugoslavia, Herjavec immigrated to Canada with his family in 1970, settling in Toronto.