81. Rishi Sharma - The Strength of Family Blood

Rishi Sharma works in the Private Training Institutions Branch as Director, Stakeholder Engagement & Governance, Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and training. He recently had an opportunity to work in non-profit through a BC government secondment as the Project Manager for the Builders Code – a construction workforce equity project being spearheaded by the BC Construction Association. Rishi has been a public servant for close to 21 years. He has also worked as the Director of Corporate Services and Intergovernmental Relations, Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training with a focus on cross/division corporate activities (i.e. business planning, HR, communications, records management), Intergovernmental/Indigenous relations and Stakeholder Relations. His experience also includes many years working directly for BC’s Executive Council as a Chief of Staff, including the Premier’s Office. Rishi is married to his lovely wife Amy and has been blessed with three daughters. Read more about Rishi:  https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/saanich-south-candidate-in-b-c-election-target-of-racial-slurs-1.24223386 https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/february-2021/diversity-and-inclusion-are-tools-for-a-political-partys-success/ https://www.straight.com/news/rishi-sharma-normalizing-uncomfortable-conversations-to-help-build-better-policy?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hootsuite&utm_content=the+georgia+straight Find us online: https://www.facebook.com/thecadstory https://twitter.com/thecadstory https://www.instagram.com/thecadstory/ https://anchor.fm/thecadstory