CHIP WILSON
Founder, lululemon athtletica, inc.
CHIP WILSON
It all started when…
Chip is a serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, lucky husband and dedicated father. His vision is to create possibilities for people to live longer, healthier, more fun lives, and to elevate the world from mediocrity to greatness.
His career in the apparel industry began in 1979 as Founder & CEO of Westbeach Snowboarding Ltd. After selling Westbeach, he founded lululemon athletica inc. in 1998, creating an entirely new category of technical apparel that will be a $500 billion global industry by 2030.
Through his family office, Chip focuses his interests on technical apparel, real estate and investments. The Wilson 5 Foundation is committed to turning 30% of British Columbia into parkland by 2030.
In 2019, the Wilsons partnered with Anta Sports and Tencent to privatize Amer Sports. Amer Sports returned to the public markets in 2024.
Chip is steadfast in his pursuit to cure Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy and funded SOLVE FSHD with 100 million to find a cure for FSHD by 2027.