Neelam Sahota

DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society, SurreyLip Co-Chair and CEO of DIVERSEcity

Neelam Sahota is a senior executive with more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of leadership with a focus on building strategic partnerships. To her role as Chief Executive Officer of DIVERSEcity, Neelam brings extensive experience that has spanned the corporate sector, provincial government, entrepreneurship and non-profit industries.

Neelam is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA) and holds a Certificate in Executive Leadership. She is also an alumna of Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Neelam has in-depth experience in board governance, risk assessment and strategic planning and is the Board Chair of Surrey Libraries, Board Director and past Treasurer of the Immigrant Employment Council of BC as well as an Advisory Board Member of OMNI TV at Rogers Communications and for Solid State Industries.

Her work in the social and economic development of Surrey is based on creating community impact through resource connections, innovative economic drivers and values-based community partnerships. Neelam is a 2020 YWCA Women of Distinction nominee in the non-profit category, a recipient of the 2020 Drishti Award in the Excellence in Community Engagement category as well as the past recipient of the Surrey Board of Trade Women in Business Award and the Shakti Award for Leadership Excellence.