Dax Dasilva along the Pitt River, B.C. Mr. Dasilva pursued conservation efforts around the world after stepping down as Lightspeed CEO in 2022.

After protesting against old-growth logging in British Columbia during his teens, Dax Dasilva vowed that he would devote time and money to conservation efforts once he had the means.

When he stepped down in 2022 as chief executive officer of Lightspeed Commerce, the Montreal-based point-of-sale software company he’d founded, he immersed himself in conservation efforts globally. He did more than write $40-million worth of cheques – Mr. Dasilva visited the projects and people doing the work to protect fragile ecosystems against poaching, trawling, slash-and-burn and mining. He worked with conservation champions, including Jane Goodall and the Re:

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