Arlene Dickinson

Arlene Dickinson
Dickinson in 2021
Born (1956-10-08) 8 October 1956 (age 68)[1]
Germiston, Transvaal Union of South Africa
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)General Partner, District Ventures Capital
Political partyIndependent[2]
Websitearlenedickinson.com

Arlene Dickinson (born October 8, 1956) is a South African Canadian businesswoman, investor, author, and television personality. She is the general partner of District Ventures Capital and CEO of Venturepark.[3] Dickinson joined the cast of the CBC business reality show Dragons' Den during its second season in 2007 and departed in the ninth season in 2015. She then returned to continue with the Dragons for the 12th season in 2017. She was selected to perform on the series after she won numerous awards, including Calgary Business Owner of the Year, PROFIT magazine's Top 100 Women Business Owners, the Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards and Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100.[4] The show describes her as a self-made multi-millionaire.

  1. ^ "Arlene Dickinson - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ^ Davidson, Terry (January 21, 2017). "Ex-Dragons' Den star Arlene Dickinson addresses political aspirations". Toronto Sun. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Chris Powell, Canadian Grocer, May 31, 2007
  4. ^ Mario Toneguzzzi, Calgary Herald, May 11, 2021