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      <image:caption>Awarding winners of Zabeen Hirji MBA Leadership Challenge at SFU Beedie School of Business (Sept. 2024)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Celebrating Impact of Knockri, with CEO Jahanzaib Ansari and clients and host Jodi Baker Calamai, Deloitte (Jan. 2024).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1960 - Born in Moshi, Tanzania, to Kassamali and Malek, my parents of Indian heritage. My doting brother Mahmoud behind me.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2018 - Launched my Purposeful Third Act, inspired by opportunities for impact, learning and joy.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1980 - Graduated from the management training program at Royal Bank.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2018 - Joined Deloitte as Executive Advisor, Future of Work ; continued opportunity to make work better for humans, and humans better at work. One of my first responsibilities? Interviewing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>NEW! 1963 - Beach holiday with my brother.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>NEW! 1983 - My first house in North Vancouver.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2018 - Appointed Special Advisor to the Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada by Clerk Michael Wernick. Also served Clerks Ian Shughart, Janice Charette and now John Hannaford (pictured in 2023).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1965 - Fifth birthday celebrations with my powerhouse grandmother looking on.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>NEW! 1986 - Tofino, Long Beach, BC - the best beach!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1986 - Married Mark (until 2013).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2018 - Meeting the remarkable Malala.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>NEW! 1966 - Do I look like my parents?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2020 - Appointed Executive in Residence at Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business. Their mission: develop innovative and socially responsible business leaders with a global perspective (with Dean Ujwal Kayande in 2022).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1990 - Moved to Toronto, an RBC career inflection point.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1967 - Causing some mischief.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1968 - Started being on stage early in life: School performance, with my best friends Rubina and Fayza.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1994 - Completed MBA from Simon Fraser University (a week before Adam was born) with Ann Louise Filbert, Jack Choi, and Linda Reinbold - "The infamous group of 4."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2022 - Appointed Senior Advisor to Knockri, an AI-based HR firm that supports hiring and promoting efficiently and equitably.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1972 - Visiting Ngorongoro crater in Tanzania - I returned fifty years later with my children.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1996 - Welcomed Aliya with big brother Adam (born 1994). Curiosity runs in the family!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2022 - Disrupting Retirement in my Purposeful Third Act - chasing bubbles on vacation in Lisbon, Portugal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1974 - Immigrated to Vancouver, Canada, with my recently widowed mum and brother. Best country to live in!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1997 - Management Team performing "you're the one that I want" from Grease for staff RBC. Yup, that's me in the air.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1974 - First part time job at McDonalds earning $2.10/hour.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2022 - Named Co-Chair, City of Toronto Economic Development Plan Advisory Panel.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1997 - Playing hooky in High Park. (Same year I was appointed to my first VP role at RBC, as VP, Employee Effectiveness, after 20 years and 14 business roles.)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2001 - An RBC “most proud of” moment - introducing RBC values with CEO, Gord Nixon. Service, teamwork, responsibility, integrity and diversity (yes, in 2001!).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2023 - Honored to join Junior Achievement Worldwide Board of Governors, a top-10 NGO that builds employment, entrepreneurial, and financial literacy skills for 20 million youth annually, with a goal to reach 100 million by 2050. (Photo in Oslo, Norway)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>NEW! 1967 - Early days in Canada.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2023 - Delivering the Convocation Speech for University of Toronto, Scarborough Business graduates, a deeply meaningful experience.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2002 - Next most proud moment: Established RBC Diversity Strategy - talent, customers, communities - with the CEO as Chair of the Diversity Council. This strategy rooted in business strategy and leadership sparked comprehensive strategies in other businesses.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1977 - Graduated from Burnaby South Secondary School.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2007 - Appointed RBC CHRO, overseeing 80,000 employees in 40 countries; member of RBC’s Group Executive (this one was for papa!). In 2010 added responsibility for brand, communications and corporate citizenship.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1977 - French immersion at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2023 - My journey back to Moshi, Tanzania, my birthplace, with my children, 50 years after I left: Reconnection and healing (finally brave enough to complete the grieving process for my dad).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1977 - Gap year after high school: Teller at Royal Bank. Who knew I’d stay 40 years, and “retire” as the Chief HR Officer? (Photo: branch in 2024 - exterior hasn’t changed much.)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2009 - With Gord Nixon, RBC CEO, one of many people who shaped my journey to CHRO, not just by mentorship, but by powerful sponsorship - speaking up for me when it mattered most.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1979 - Crowned Miss Indo-Canada. (Surprised that I entered a pageant? I am!)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2024 - Deloitte Partners Meeting with my Human Capital colleagues.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2011 - Joined CivicAction (City Building organization) Board of Directors, beginning a decade of engagement, taking on Chair in 2018.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1980 - My first car, a Camaro Berlinetta, with my cousin.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2012 - Hall of Fame inductee, Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 by WXN. Prior to that, named to the 100 most powerful women list in 2008, 2010 and 2011.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2025 - Hosting a fireside chat with Premier Susan Holt at Canadian Club Toronto, where I’m proud to serve as a board member.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2014 - Career launch. An innovative program developed by the HR Team.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2025 - Humbled to accept an Honourary Doctor of Laws degree from Trent University.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2014 - Honoured by Catalyst Canada as a champion for leadership in the advancement of women and minorities.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Today - Seven years later and still loving my Purposeful Third Act - “Unlocking human potential and building inclusive prosperity” through a portfolio of activities: Impact, Learning, Joy. Deep gratitude to my incredible supporters!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>NEW! 2015 - in Berlin with Angela Merkel, Former Chancellor of Germany, Michaëlle Jean, former Governor General of Canada.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2015 - My journey has never been a solo one, thank you to my incredible HR Team.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2016 - What an honour to receive Canada’s Meritorious Service Medal for contributions to workplace diversity and inclusion. Beloved Governor General David Johnson, who made my mum feel so special, along with my daughter.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2016 - What a full circle moment for me: Conferred with Simon Fraser University’s Outstanding Alumni Award in Vancouver.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2017 - Fireside chat with Senator Ratna Omidvar, then Maytree Foundation President, in my role as Co-Chair, Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) which elevated economic inclusion of immigrants to a business imperative. “Both the right and the smart thing to do.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2017 - Lifetime Achievement award for HR Leadership at the Canadian HR Awards.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2017 - Retired from RBC after 40 years; 20 in Human Resources, 10 as CHRO. Bittersweet goodbye to an organization that gave me many opportunities and leaders who helped me unlock my potential.</image:caption>
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