Founder Profile
Frank Giustra
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Frank Giustra?
Frank Giustra is a founder of Lionsgate Studios Corp., which was founded in 1997.
- Company founded
- Lionsgate Studios Corp.
- Founded
- 1997
Background
Before Lionsgate, Giustra was a mining financier and led Yorkton Securities in Toronto.
Founding Story
Frank Giustra is a Canadian financier who founded Lions Gate Films in Vancouver in 1997. He built the company through acquisitions of production and distribution businesses before Jon Feltheimer and Michael Burns took over management in 2000. He later focused on mining investments and philanthropy, including the Radcliffe Foundation.
Frank Giustra was born in 1957 in Greater Sudbury. Education: Douglas College.
Giustra was born on August 22, 1957. He is a Canadian mining financier and philanthropist, chief executive of the Fiore Group of Companies and co-chair of the International Crisis Group. From 2001 to 2007 he chaired the merchant bank Endeavour Financial.