Building Relationships

Rishi Sharma

I am currently employed with the BC Government as the Director for Intergovernmental Relations in the Ministry of Post Secondary Education and Future Skills. Before I started my career in the BC Public Service, I spent 16 years working in the Legislative Building in various senior executive roles supporting several Ministers of the Crown and directly for the Office of the Premier. I had the opportunity to be the Manager for the BC Construction Association's Builders Code equity, diversity and inclusion program and I'm currently honoured to be a trainer of the Ending Violence Association of BC and the BC Lions "Be More Than a Bystander" program through the BC Center for Women in Trades Association. I excel in stakeholder relations and engagement. I was proud to have helped lead one of the largest Canada-BC cross government engagement sessions on workforce development. I have a Master of Arts degree in Leadership and completed a thesis focusing on utilizing uncomfortable conversations to build relationships. I was born in Port Alberni and grew up in Saanich where my wife and I are raising our three daughters.