Jordan Banks

As the former President of Rogers Sports & Media, Jordan Banks was responsible for the $2 billion business and approximately 4,000 employees across Canada from a variety of sports and media properties, consisting of 23 conventional and specialty TV channels including Sportsnet, 29 local TV stations, 56 radio stations, 3 OTT services, 2 podcast networks, The Shopping Channel, a multiplatform content studio, and data offerings.

With deep strategic insights in the digital space and global content experience, Banks was uniquely positioned to lead the next chapter of Rogers Sports & Media and its cross-channel consumer experience. A highly respected business leader, Banks was named one of Canada’s 50 Most Powerful Business People by Canadian Business magazine, one of the 25 Most Influential Innovators in Canada by Financial Post magazine, as well as being named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40.

Prior to joining Rogers Sports & Media, Banks was the Managing Director of Facebook & Instagram Canada, leading all domestic commercial operations, while also serving for a period of time as Facebook’s Global Head of Vertical Strategy.

Banks’s previous roles include CEO at JumpTV, Managing Director of eBay Canada, and working as an executive at the National Hockey League Players’ Association in their international business and licensing group. Banks also practiced corporate law at Goodmans LLP, and was the co-founder of Thunder Road Capital where he provided investment and advisory services to tech companies.

Banks sits on the Board of Directors for SickKids Foundation, the Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation, and Cineplex Inc., and has spent the past two decades tirelessly raising money and awareness for Alzheimer’s research and care.