Naheed Nenshi

Naheed Nenshi is one of the most recognizable personalities in Calgary, and increasingly globally, following his election as Calgary's 36th mayor.

Prior to his election in 2010, Naheed was an Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management at the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University, who also lectured on Marketing, Strategy, and Globalization. Also the managing director of the Ascend Group, Naheed has gained a reputation as "one of the nation's top thinkers on the future of cities."

Community involvement includes having been chair of the EPCOR Centre for Performing Arts and founder of the Better Calgary Campaign. He is a much sought after media commentator on the nonprofit sector, urban issues, and retail businesses, and has had a regular column in the Calgary Herald and CBC Radio's Wildrose, He also has a long piece in the most recent edition of the Alberta Views magazine.

A graduate of the University of Calgary and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government with a Masters In Public Policy, which he attended as a Kennedy Fellow, Naheed is a leading voice in the civic life of this city as well as deeply involved in municipal governance issues.

Learn more at www.nenshi.ca

Naheed Nenshi at TEDxCalgary 2010