Zahid Salman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of GreenShield, Canada’s only national non-profit health and benefits company.

GreenShield serves seven million Canadians and is revolutionizing the health and benefits experience with coverage and care in one place. Through GreenShield’s unique integrated payer-provider (“payvider”) model, GreenShield offers insurance, administers benefits, and pays claims as a ‘payer’ while offering health services such as mental health, pharmacy, telemedicine and chronic disease management as a ‘provider’. As a non-profit, GreenShield doesn’t have shareholders, which allows the company to reinvest its excess earnings to directly support underserved communities and drive meaningful change in pursuit of Better Health for All. GreenShield is recognized as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, a leading Imagine Canada Caring Company, and named on the Fortune’s Change the World list.

Zahid has over 30 years of experience, including executive positions at various international firms. His position at GreenShield, for which he has been recognized as one of Canada’s Most Admired CEOs, combines his extensive background in business management with his passion for people and social impact. Zahid is an actuary who has earned Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) and Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) designations. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School and has obtained his ICD.D designation through the Institute of Corporate Directors.

He currently serves on the boards of Green Shield Canada and Green Shield Association; the Board and Product Standing Committee of the Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association (CLHIA); and sits on Catalyst Canada’s Advisory Board. He has also served in leadership roles on a number of not-for-profit boards including the Alzheimer’s Society of York Region, the York Region Children’s Aid Society, and the Saint Elizabeth Healthcare Foundation.