Baqar Shameem

VP, Head of Digital Transformation VillageMD

Baqar Shameem is a highly driven, goal-oriented and a dynamic digital transformation executive at VillageMD with over 20 years of experience in IT solutions in healthcare, financials, aerospace, and biotech companies. An executive distinguished by strong technology strategy, program management, business planning and financial background, change management leadership, strategic application of emerging technologies and operational leadership – empowering people and taking companies to next level of growth and innovation. Expertly aligns program strategy to business strategy to drive growth, improve business performance and enable profitable expansion through global standardization, cost optimization methodologies and governance. A business leader who is also passionate about diversity and inclusion in an organization.

His passion for technology continues with helping customers modernize and transform to serving the patients and employees. He spends much of his time understanding, learning, and building next generation enterprise strategy and products to solve some of the most common issues in the industry.

He is married to Pooja Shameem, the father of two young boys and is passionate about community engagement, golf and loves to travel and learn about new cultures.