Chairman, CEO and corporate director

Grant B. Walsh is a Chairman, CEO and corporate director. 

He currently serves as Chair of Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB), Co-Chair of WISE Trust, and Director of Square Canada, and Square Technologies, among others.  WSIB is a Province of Ontario Crown Corporation. It has $42 billion in investment assets; $5.6 billion in annual revenue, 330,000 employer members, 5.6 million insured employees and employs 4,800 people.

Walsh was formerly the Chairman of Canada Lands Company Limited, a Government of Canada Crown Corporation, with 2,000 acres of real estate properties across Canada and tourism properties including the CN Tower, Downsview Park, the Old Port of Montreal and the Montreal Science Centre.  

In Canada, Walsh was President and CEO of St. Peter’s Health System and Vice President of Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON. 

Previously, in the United States, Walsh served as Executive Vice President of the Fortune 500, ServiceMaster Company (NYSE), Chicago, IL. He was accountable for $550 million in revenue (US in 1998), 30,000 employees, and 10,000 properties in 44 states and across Canada. 

As Principal of EC Murphy Walsh, Inc. (now Walsh Leadership Inc.), Walsh performed Operational Reviews of hospitals and health systems in Canada and the United States. Currently, he is an executive resource for Boards and CEOs in leadership, governance, strategy and finance.

Mr. Walsh has a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Southern Illinois University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy from Roberts Wesleyan University. He holds a designation as a Chartered Director from McMaster University and the Conference Board of Canada. He has served as Executive-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at McMaster University. Walsh taught Governance and Strategy in the Executive Education Program of DeGroote School of Business.