Chip Wilson

Dennis J. “Chip” Wilson is a Canadian billionaire businessman and philanthropist, who has founded several retail apparel companies, most notably yoga-inspired athletic apparel company Lululemon Athletica Inc. Wilson is widely considered to be the creator of the athleisure trend. 

• Chip Wilson, the founder and former CEO of Lululemon, opened Lululemon’s first store in Vancouver in 2000.
• He took the firm public in 2007 but resigned as chairman in 2013 and removed himself from the business completely in 2015.
• In 2013, Wilson blamed Lululemon’s too-sheer pants on women’s body types, causing an uproar among fans.
• Although Wilson has no management role in Lululemon, he remains its biggest individual shareholder.
• Wilson is currently involved in Hold It All, which has businesses in apparel, real estate and private equity.