Ben Barry

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Ben Barry
Born (1983-02-09) February 9, 1983 (age 41)
Ottawa, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Education University of Toronto, University of Cambridge
Notable works Fashioning Reality: A New Generation of Entrepreneurship
Notable awards Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case
Website
www.drbenbarry.com

Ben Barry (born February 9, 1983) is a Canadian entrepreneur, author, and women's health advocate.[1] He is the founder and CEO of the Ben Barry Agency, a modelling agency and consultancy known for its use of diverse models, and the author of the Canadian bestseller Fashioning Reality: A New Generation of Entrepreneurship.[2][3] His television profiles include The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, MTV, and CBC among others.[2] Barry has been featured in The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Times of India, The Globe and Mail, and the Financial Times.[4][5][6][7] Michaëlle Jean, the Governor-General of Canada, has described his work as, "positive, determined action to undo stereotypes and redefine society's idea of beauty."[8]

Early life and career

Barry was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended the independent school, Elmwood School before moving on to Ashbury College,[9] and graduated from the University of Toronto, where he was a member of Trinity College, in 2005 with a BA in Women's Studies and Political Science. He later attended the University of Cambridge and completed an MPhil in Innovation, Strategy, and Organization in 2007 and a PhD with an Ogilvy Foundation research grant at Judge Business School in 2012 .[2][10][11][12] Barry's second book, Beyond Beauty: Discovering, Challenging, and Refining Beauty, will examine perceptions of beauty across the world and will be based on his Ph.D. research.[2] He is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Toronto Fashion Incubator, and sits on the Board of the Canadian Foundation for Women's Health.[13][14] Barry is an assistant professor of equity, inclusivity and diversity in fashion at the Ryerson University School of Fashion.[12][15] He also writes a bi-weekly small business column for the Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper of record.[16]

Ben Barry Agency

He began the Ben Barry Agency at the age of 14.[17] The Agency is known for its use of diverse models; those of widely different sizes, races, ages, and abilities. This is in contrast to most modelling agencies which impose strict height, weight, and age requirements.[10] The Agency played a critical role in the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty.[2][10][18] Barry has been acknowledged for his efforts to reform the fashion industry to more accurately represent women's diversity, and to end the use of a physical beauty ideal type.[17][19][20]

Awards

He is a recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal and the first male recipient of the Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case.[1] Maclean's named him one of "one of twenty-five leaders of tomorrow".[2]

References

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  9. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20040202201756/http://www.business.umt.edu/faculty/shay/LSEWEB/Sample_Plans/ben%20barry.pdf
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