Shaun Francis

Shaun Francis is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Medcan Health Management, Inc., a leading health care services provider. Established over 20 years ago, Medcan's primary purpose is "keeping busy people healthy" by providing outpatient based preventive, diagnostic, and primary health care services to corporate executives, individuals, and families. Prior to rejoining Medcan, Shaun was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Dallas based Broadlane, Inc., a leading business process outsourcer for over 900 US hospitals. Prior to joining Broadlane, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Medcan. Shaun also worked for Morgan Stanley's New York and Toronto investment banking division where he managed equity, debt, and mergers and acquisitions transactions.

Shaun received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and he received a nomination from President Reagan to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland as a Canadian. While there he earned his Bachelor of Science with Honors and Merit and a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Canadian Army. Shaun serves on the Board of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA/Toronto Pearson Airport), the Fraser Institute, and the Canadian Foundation for Aids Research (CANFAR). He also serves as the Chair of the PC Ontario Fund, the Ontario Chapter of Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), and the True Patriot Love Foundation which he founded to benefit Canada's military families. In 2009 Shaun was selected by a national panel and featured in the Globe and Mail as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40, an award which recognizes a new generation of top achievers in business, the professions, academia, and public service. Shaun also lectures on health care policy and entrepreneurship in the business and medical school at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto.