SEEMA MALHOTRA
Seema Malhotra, senior manager in the Government and Public Sector practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Brentford, Middlesex, 34

Seema, born in London into a family of five, appreciated quickly the challenges faced by new communities and the need to build bridges across communities as well as the need to recognise some traditions that needed to be challenged in the Asian community. She has been active in the political and community arena for over 20 years. At the age of 10 she stood as a Labour candidate in her primary school elections arguing for better pensions for the elderly.

Seena studied Politics and Philosophy at Warwick University and went onto complete her Masters in business and information technology at Aston University and since 1995 has developed a successful career as a management consultant. Today she is a senior manager in the Government and Public Sector practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She focuses on strategy and change management.

Still passionate about politics Seena has been a member of the Labour Party since she was 17. In her early 20's she set up and co-ordinated the West London Young Labour which ran across five boroughs, she has held senior office in her local constituency, she has stood for local election and was selected by five constituencies to be the Labour candidate for London South West Assembly elections 2004 and has helped her local community in this role. Seena is also a member of the Fabian society and was elected chair of the society in 2006. In this role she has set up and spoken at many conferences that have been attended by high profile politicians and media. Seena also continues with her fund raising charity work.

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