Tobi Lutke.

Tobi Lütke is the Co-Founder and CEO of Shopify, the e-commerce platform that powers millions of businesses in 175+ countries, with significant U.S.

operations headquartered in New York. Shopify has become the backbone of independent e-commerce, enabling entrepreneurs to launch and scale online stores without technical expertise. The platform processed over $235 billion in gross merchandise volume and has become the second-largest online retailer in the United States behind Amazon. Lütke founded Shopify in 2006 after trying to sell snowboards online and finding existing e-commerce solutions inadequate. The platform has empowered millions of small business owners and entrepreneurs to participate in the digital economy. Lütke is recognized as one of the most influential technology entrepreneurs in North America, and Shopify's impact on American small business and entrepreneurship is immense-the platform has helped create over $1 trillion in economic activity globally.