Guide Note

Frank Giustra is a Canadian mining financier and philanthropist. He's also had success in the filmmaking industry and is the founder of the new Lions Gate Entertainment.

Fast Facts

1. Born: 1957
2. Birthplace: Sudbury, Canada
3. Resides in: West Vancouver
4. Lived in Italy and Argentina as a child
5. Alma Mater: Douglas College
6. Spouse: Alison Lawton
7. Donated $31.3 million to the Clinton Foundation
8. Named number 43 in its Power 50 list of the most powerful people in Vancouver by Vancouver Magazine¹

Key Dates

1. 1978: Began investment career with Merrill Lynch
2. 1980s: Left Merrill Lynch
3. 1990: Became President of Yorkton Securities
4. 1885: Became Chairman and CEO of Yorkton
5. 1997: Founded the new Lions Gate Entertainment
6. 2000: Left Lions Gate
7. 2003: Sold majority of stock in Lions Gate
8. September, 2005: Flew to Kazakhstan
9. 2006: Donated $31.3 million to the Clinton Foundation
10. June, 2007: Launched the Clinton-Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative

• • President/Chairman/CEO, Yorkton Securities
  • Founder, Lions Gate Entertinment
  • Chair, Endeavor Financial
  • Member, Board of Trustees of the Clinton Foundation
  • Chair, 2006 Global Leadership Awards
  • Director, International Crisis Group

• • American Psycho
  • Affliction
  • Dogma
  • Gods and Monsters
  • Fahrenheit 9/11

Guistra secured a contract to mine uranium in Kazakhstan, in 2005, while on a three-country philanthropic tour.