“We are very lucky to be given the opportunity to go to university and move forward in our careers. It is important to give back to our community, and to give others the same opportunity.

There are many challenges facing our region, but no matter how complicated the issue, we can still work to identify the baby steps needed to begin to move solutions forward.”

- Paul Nagpal

About DiverseCity: The Greater Toronto Leadership Project

This project was launched to realize the promise of a stronger, more prosperous city. The organization is focused on enabling diverse, under-capitalized leaders to emerge and works to expand networks, strengthen private and public institutions and advance knowledge on the role of diversity in leadership.

Individuals such as Paul are chosen as DiverseCity Fellows and given the opportunity to develop their abilities as well as to work towards a specific initiative. For Paul, the initiative is Civico, an online hub to catalyze civic engagement in Toronto.

Alumni bio

Paul Nagpal is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management and is a Managing Director at Strateva Partners, a Toronto-based management consulting firm. Paul is one of twenty-five 2011 DiverseCity Fellows and in this capacity he focuses his efforts on encouraging civic engagement.

“While at U of T, I had the honour of receiving the Gordon Cressy Leadership Award for my work and involvement with student government. This showed me that leadership is valued and recognized and it encouraged me to continue to pursue extra-curricular activities in the world outside of U of T.”

Paul also volunteers with the Emerging Leaders Network where he works to advance the Toronto region and as a director of the Masala! Mehndi! Masti! Festival (MMM), the largest South Asian festival in North America.