Salima Rawji

Biography: Salima Rawji is an accomplished city builder with a passion for purpose-driven solutions. In her current leadership role, she looks to bring a multi sector approach in using Real Estate to advance the academic mission of York University. As the former Senior Vice President of Development for CreateTO she led the City of Toronto agency’s development team, managing a pipeline of over 200 sites, which leverage City-owned lands to build affordable housing, mixed-use, mixed income communities. Salima’s commitment to city building extends beyond her professional work. Throughout her career, she has served on several non-profit boards committed to inclusive and resilient cities. Currently, she is a member of the ULI Toronto Advisory Board, the R-LABS Industry Issue + Transformation Council and serves on the Board of Directors for the YMCA GTA, as well as for the Toronto Foundation, where she chairs the Social Impact Investment Committee. Salima holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto and is Valedictorian of her undergraduate class at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.