James Andrew Estill, CM OOnt (born April 8, 1957) is a Canadian technology entrepreneur, executive, and philanthropist who has been serving as CEO of appliance manufacturer Danby Products Ltd since 2015.

[1] During the course of his career, Estill has invested in 150 start-up companies[2] and received international attention in 2015 for offering to sponsor the resettling of 50 Syrian refugee families in Canada.

[citation needed] His accomplishments at such a young age were recognized in 1996 when Estill was added to the ranks of Canada's Top 40 under 40, the second person to receive this honor.

[15] In 2010, Estill left BlackBerry Limited[citation needed] and published his first book, Time Leadership – Lessons from a CEO and followed that publication three years later with Zero to $2 Billion: The Marketing and Branding Story Behind the Growth.

[citation needed] Estill also serves on the advisory board of OMERS Ventures, one of Canada's largest pension funds, which began operations in 2011.

[16] In addition to the businesses he started on his own, Estill also served as a seed investor for over 150 companies, including well.ca,[17] Printeron, Miovision, Clearpath Robotics, Postrank, Touch Bistro, Spicer, Inex, and Border Networks.

In November 2015, Estill decided to sponsor the immigration of 50 Syrian families to Guelph, Ontario;[18] He rallied church groups and 800 volunteers across the city and worked closely with the Islamic community.