Arlene Dickinson

South African Canadian businesswoman (born 1956)

Arlene Dickinson is the General Partner of District Ventures Capital, a venture capital fund focused on helping market, fund and grow entrepreneurs and their companies, in the food and health space.

She is a three-time best-selling author and accomplished public speaker. Dickinson is widely recognized for her role as a Dragon/Venture Capitalist for over 12 seasons on the multi-award-winning television series, Dragons Den.

Ms. Dickinson’s leadership has been recognized many times, including Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 Hall of Fame, the Pinnacle Award for

Entrepreneurial Excellence, as well as PROFIT and Chatelaine’s Top 100 Women Business Owners. She is a Marketing Hall of Legends inductee and a proud recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Award. Dickinson has served for many years as an Honourary Captain in the Royal Canadian Navy.

She sits on several public and private boards and is actively involved in supporting the community and country.

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Arlene Dickinson was born on Monday, 8 October 1956 in Germiston, South Africa. Her full name at birth was Arlene Dickinson. She is best known as a business professional. Dickinson's country of citizenship (nationality) is Canadian. Politically, she is affiliated with the Independent (politics). She has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $100,000,000 US dollars. Arlene Dickinson is 68 years old and her zodiac star sign is Libra.

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Full name at birth	Arlene Dickinson	edit
Claim to fame	her role as a Dragon/Venture Capitalist for over 13 seasons on the multi-award-winning CBC-TV reality series Dragon's Den	edit
Date of birth	8 October 1956	edit
Place of birth	Germiston, South Africa	edit
Age	68
Occupation	CEO of District Ventures Capital, Author, Producer, TV Personality	edit
Occupation category	Business	edit
Nationality	Canadian	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	height
Build	Average	edit
Hair color	Brown - Dark	edit
Eye color	Brown - Dark	edit
Gender	Female	edit
Ethnicity	White	edit
Sexuality	Straight	edit
Religion	religion
Zodiac sign	Libra
Distinctive feature	distinctive feature
Pets	pets

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Net worth	$100,000,000 USD	edit
High school	high school
University	university
Talent agency	talent agency
Political affiliation	political affiliation
Political party	Independent (politics)	edit

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Arlene Dickinson is known for her role in the TV series The Goods (2016) as Self - Guest Host.

She is also known for her role in the TV series The Social (2013) as Self - Host.

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