Kaz Nejatian

Kaz Nejatian, BCom’05, was promoted to chief operating officer at Shopify in fall 2022. He had been the company’s vice-president of product, a title he retains. Kaz started his career as a lawyer before co-founding Kash, a payment technology company that he later sold. He says his role at Shopify is the culmination of a lifetime interest in entrepreneurship, finance and technology. (He adds that his mother runs her own business on Shopify.) Kaz is proudly married to bestselling author Candice Malcolm. They have three children: Jasper (4), Georgia (2) and Juno (6 months).