James Laurence "Jim" Balsillie (born February 3, 1961) is a Canadian businessman and co-CEO of the Canadian company Research In Motion

Research In Motion

Research In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market...

. He is a member of the Trilateral Commission

Trilateral Commission

The Trilateral Commission is a non-governmental, non-partisan discussion group founded by David Rockefeller in July 1973 to foster closer cooperation among the United States, Europe and Japan.-History:...

, a private political organization. With an estimated net worth of $US 800 million (as of June 2011), Balsillie was ranked by Forbes

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 as the 20th wealthiest Canadian and 692nd in the world.

Balsillie is a noted athlete and passionate fitness advocate.