Join us for a new installment of NP's Let's Talk series featuring Zaileen Janmohamed, President and CEO of the Bay Area Host Committee. We are thrilled to hear about Zaileen's career journey, her path to leadership, and the life experiences that led her to where she is today.
Speakers
- Zaileen Janmohamed, President and CEO, Bay Area Host Committee
- Sonia Nayak, Partner/Office Managing Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
About our guest
Zaileen “Z” Janmohamed is the president and CEO of the Bay Area Host Committee (BAHC), a nonprofit corporation bringing major, world-class events to the San Francisco Bay Area with a mission to unite the region through sport by building pride, connecting communities and re-energizing the Bay. With Zaileen at the helm, they will lead a stellar line-up of events in the Bay Area, including Super Bowl LX and FIFA World Cup 26.
A longtime sports and entertainment industry veteran, Zaileen is a passionate leader with a wealth of experience in brand, agency and property verticals of the sports business. Prior to joining BAHC, she was the head of commercial development and innovation at LA28, where she was responsible for identifying and actioning new initiatives and partnerships to monetize the 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Grounded in deep relationships and strong collaboration—with the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, National Broadcasting Company, global corporate partners, regional government, commercial and community leaders, and more—Zaileen advanced the business of the movement in Los Angeles. Previously, Zaileen guided brands, including Intel, Google and VISA, in sponsorship and experiential marketing opportunities as senior vice president and general manager of GMR Marketing's San Francisco office. She also served as the head of Olympics management at VISA, Inc.
In 2016, Zaileen was honored as a member of Sports Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40 Class” and Leaders in Sport's globally acclaimed “Leaders Under 40.” She has been named by Adweek as one of their 2021 “Woman Trailblazers,” and was recently inducted into the Sponsorship Hall of Fame. Zaileen is also the Founder of the Women in Sport Business Program at the University of Massachusetts.
Zaileen received her bachelor’s from Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada) and an MBA and Master’s in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. A proud Canadian, Zaileen lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two sons.
About Let’s Talk
NP’s “Let's Talk!” series showcases dynamic female leaders across all industries by inviting them to speak about their career journey and path to leadership—their ups and downs and key moments that made an impact on their lives and careers.