Considered one of Canada's most dynamic executives, Tom Jenkins has not only led Open Text to a remarkable level of success these past 20 some years, he has also played a leading role in the community. His ambition is to make Canada a global powerhouse in digital media. And to this end, Mr. Jenkins and Open Text are the key champions in establishing the Stratford Institute, a new think-tank and higher-learning centre. As CEO of Open Text, he was instrumental in the creation of one of the first internet search engines that was used by Netscape®, Yahoo!® and IBM®. In partnership with Netscape and later Microsoft, Mr. Jenkins went on to direct the development of the first Internet-based Document Management system as well the earliest versions of internet based Social Networking software.