Malik Z. Talib – Campaign Co-Chair
Executive Vice President, VeriChip Inc.
Malik Talib was a tax lawyer with Thorsteinssons in Vancouver when he launched eXI Wireless (now VeriChip Inc.) in 2000. Malik has also served as President and CEO of Corpanada Capital Inc., a venture capital company and merchant bank, since 1989. Malik is a start-up entrepreneur with a range of experience including the launch of a cross-border lifestyle magazine. Passionately devoted to both business and community development, Malik has been an officer and director of various private and public companies engaged in import/export, real estate development, health care, publishing, and communications and technology for over a decade.
Malik also served as the youngest member of the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation and its executive for five years. He serves in appointed volunteer leadership roles within the Ismaili Muslim community including his current role as President of the community.