Trish Barbato is an award-winning innovator and experienced healthcare executive. Trish is an impressive leader skilled at building innovation internally and externally, driving organizational change, harnessing technology and inspiring people to achieve clear strategic objectives.
Prior to joining Arthritis Society Canada, Trish served with senior living provider Revera Inc. as Senior Vice President, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships. She was previously President and CEO of COTA Health, a rehabilitation and mental health organization. Trish is a University of Waterloo graduate and Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant.
Trish is a published author and international speaker on topics such as design thinking, innovation, leadership and culture. She has co-founded two non-profit organizations. In 2012, she received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award for her charity contributions.
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Zahid Salman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of GreenShield, an integrated health services organization serving over six million Canadians, and the first in Canada to be both a payer (offering health insurance, administering benefits, and paying claims) and a provider (offering mental health, pharmacy, telemedicine, and other health services). Uniquely structured as a not-for-profit social enterprise, GreenShield is passionate about championing better health for all.
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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 GreenShield and Green Shield Association, and the Product Standing Committee of the Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association (CLHIA). 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.
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