The Canadian College of Health Leaders is proud to announce that Feisal Keshavjee, CHE, Senior Vice President at CBI Health, has been named recipient of the 2025 CCHL Distinguished Leadership Award. Feisal’s tenure as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian College of Health Leaders from 2018 to 2020, along with 11 years as a Board Member, had a lasting impact on the organization. A steadfast advocate, he continues to champion CCHL’s values and mission, ensuring its continued growth and relevance in Canada’s healthcare leadership landscape.
Feisal’s career is marked by an unwavering focus on improving healthcare delivery, especially in senior and continuing care. His leadership journey spans across various sectors, including policy, corporate management, and health technology, and his impact is felt not just in Alberta but across Canada and internationally.
Throughout his career, Feisal has embodied the core values of lifelong learning and leadership development. As Chair of the Alberta Continuing Care Association (ACCA), Feisal led significant initiatives that advanced the quality of care for seniors. Notably, he played a crucial role in securing a $2.5 million annual government commitment to support the mental health of frontline care workers. His work in seniors’ health technology, fostering innovation and practical solutions, has been transformative for the sector. Feisal also champions mentorship, playing an active role in developing emerging leaders across the country through his involvement with the Canadian College of Health Leaders, the Venture Mentoring Service of Alberta, and the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine.
Feisal’s leadership style is distinguished by his collaborative approach, bridging gaps across healthcare, government, and industry. His strategic vision has fostered lasting coalitions that continue to drive systemic healthcare reform, particularly in Alberta’s continuing care sector. Feisal’s ability to navigate complex challenges and bring stakeholders together has had a profound impact on the healthcare system, particularly in the areas of workforce support and technological innovation in senior care. Through his dedication to the professional growth of others and his ongoing efforts to improve the healthcare landscape, Feisal Keshavjee’s contributions continue to inspire and elevate the future of healthcare leadership in Canada.
The CCHL Distinguished Leadership Award honours a Champion of Performance Improvement. Winners of this Award are passionate and visionary leaders who have led transformative change, demonstrated exemplary engagement and collaboration and a dedication to building leadership capacity.
The award is sponsored by GE Healthcare. GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies that are shaping a new age of patient care. Their expertise in healthcare technologies is helping clinicians re-imagine new ways to predict, diagnose, inform and treat disease.
This award is part of our CCHL National Awards Program and will be presented at the Honouring Health Leadership event on June 15, 2025.
For further information and/or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Christian Coulombe
Vice-President, Marketing & Membership
Canadian College of Health Leaders
613-235-7219, ext. 213
ccoulombe@cchl-ccls.ca
