Both of Zaileen Janmohamed’s parents fled East Africa while still young: her father, Alaudin, from Uganda during Idi Amin’s reign; her mother, Naseem, from Tanzania during civil war. They arrived separately in Vancouver, eventually met, married and raised a family.
“They spoke the language but didn’t have any idea of how to get around or how to make money, and they had never seen snow before,” said Janmohamed, who left Vancouver to pursue an MBA at UMass, landed an agency job working on Visa thanks to her analytics bent, and then jumped to the brand in 2010. “All the things we take for granted, they had to figure out. My mom tells me stories of looking for work, not even having a car, finding a job to make a living to support five brothers and sisters.
“It’s a village that brought me up: parents and aunts and uncles and cousins. That ties back a lot to the way I do things today.”
As head of Olympics management at Visa, Janmohamed oversees a large and complex international sponsorship with a style that she hopes fosters collaboration not only across sports and borders, but also within her own company.
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Congratulation to Zaileen for her success. I can relate to this since I also emigrated from East Africa in 1969 and have become very successful in my careers. The great thing about US and Canada is that any immigrant, regardless of their background can succeed here. It is truly a land of opportunity and we all Ismailies ought to express our thanks to this society. I express that gratitude everyday and in turn give back my expertise to the local community (“village of our uncles and aunts”) in the community that has made me successful. Success of immigrants makes the country successful too.
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