[1] Born and raised in Saint Thomas, Jamaica,[2] Hall moved to Toronto, Ontario, as a teenager.

[3] After being educated as a law clerk at George Brown College, he worked in the legal division of CanWest until founding Kingsdale Advisors, a shareholder services and business consultancy, in 2002.

[3] In 2006, the firm became a major player in Canadian business when it managed Xstrata's purchase and takeover of Falconbridge.

[2] In 2020 he launched the BlackNorth Initiative, an organization which works to combat racism in business.

[citation needed] Hall was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Toronto in 2023.