Grant B. Walsh, MBA, C.Dir, Managing Partner and CEO

Grant Walsh is an internationally recognized executive leader of service, healthcare, and health-related organizations. He has a proven track record in public and private, for-profit and not-for-profit complex organizations. William C. Pollard, Former Chairman of The ServiceMaster Company said, “Grant sets very high standards and holds people accountable for results.”

Mr. Walsh’s credentials include Chairman, Board Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, National Sales Officer, Adjunct Professor, and Consulting Partner.

In addition to his role as the Managing Partner and CEO of EC Murphy Walsh, Mr. Walsh has served as Executive-In-Residence and Adjunct Professor at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. His areas of expertise include strategy and governance.

Grant Walsh was the President and CEO of St. Peter’s Health System, transforming the organization from a single-site hospital into the regional market leader for integrated healthcare services. He was also a transformational leader with The ServiceMaster Company where he served as Executive Vice President of ServiceMaster Management Services. ServiceMaster was the world’s leading management outsourcing company with $7.4 billion in revenues. Walsh was accountable for $550 million in revenue, 30,000 employees and 10,000 client properties in 44 States.

In addition to an impressive executive career, Mr. Walsh served as Senior Principal of E. C. Murphy, VHA, LLC, the management consulting subsidiary of VHA, Inc.

Mr. Walsh has served on many Boards of Directors and as Chairman of six. He is a Past Chairman of the Royal Botanical Gardens and of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Effective governance is one of his particular areas of interest and expertise.

Grant Walsh’s skills have been demonstrated in leadership, governance, strategy, turnaround and change, and business development. These skills are now made available through EC Murphy Walsh.

He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Illinois University. He has also pursued specialized study at Harvard University, Cornell University, and the University at Buffalo, a campus of the State University of New York. In 2005, he received a designation as a Chartered Director from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University and the Conference Board of Canada.

For further information about Grant B. Walsh, visit www.murphywalsh.com.