Mohammad Al Zaibak (2019)

Syrian-born Arab-Canadian entrepreneur Mohammad Al Zaibak is a co-founder of several information technology services companies in Canada and abroad, and was the principal private-sector architect and co-founder of Teranet Inc. Mohammad is President of Canadian Development and Marketing Corporation, Member of the Board of Governors of Ryerson University, Founding Luminary and Director of Luminato Festival, Founding President of Bay Tree Foundation, and Founding Director and President of Lifeline Syria. He is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors of Canada Arab Business Council, and Founding Director and CEO of Teranet Inc. He also served as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the ROM, and as Member of the Boards of: Waterfront Toronto, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Toronto Community Foundation. Mohammad was the recipient of the Toronto Region Builder Award from the Toronto Region Board of Trade (2018), and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) and Golden Jubilee Medal (2002). He is a graduate of the Harvard School of Business Administration (HBS OPM XII) and holds a B.Sc. in Telecommunications and Electro-Physics Engineering (Alexandria University).