excellence awardee: Female Trailblazer of the Year (Academia & In-House)

Angela Yadav

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Angela Yadav, Vancity’s first Chief Legal Officer, has helped position Legal and Corporate Affairs as a strategic enterprise function that supports business priorities, operational decision-making, and Vancity’s social purpose commitments. Since joining Vancity, Angela has modernized the Legal Affairs team, strengthening its role as an early, solutions-focused partner to the business. In 2025, she led Vancity’s first merger in nearly two decades with First Credit Union, guiding a complex, highly regulated transaction through strong cross-functional collaboration. She also leads Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management, including the development of Vancity’s first branch on First Nations land, an important step in bringing Vancity’s Reconciliation commitments to life. Angela also established a new Strategic Procurement function, embedding innovation and stronger risk management. She refreshed Vancity’s Sustainable Procurement Principles, embedding diversity, sustainability, and Indigenous engagement into supplier evaluation while reducing barriers for smaller and underrepresented vendors. As the new Chief Complaints Officer, Angela is responsible for establishing an enterprise-wide complaints framework to strengthen oversight, consistency, and regulatory alignment across Vancity. A strong advocate for equity and inclusion, Angela is recognized for her leadership, mentorship, and community impact. Her work reflects the important role leaders can play in helping organizations grow responsibly, operate with integrity, and turn values into action.

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The CMP Young Guns recognized him in 2016 as one of the Canadian mortgage Industry’s 50 brightest young stars. In 2018, 2020 & 2021, he was nominated as a Finalist for the Canadian Mortgage Awards in the categories of Alternative Lending Broker Specialist and Digital Innovator of the Year and in 2018 as a finalist for the Canadian Mortgage Awards of Excellence. In 2019, he was the recipient of the Community Trust Award for Alternative Broker Specialist of the Year – Business for Self. Reza was also recognized by the Canadian Mortgage Professional (CMP) magazine on its CMP Hotlist 2021 as one of the 53 professionals who survived the twists and turns of 2020 turning difficult situations into extraordinary opportunities, and in 2022 his brokerage was also recognized as a top brokerage on their 5-Star Brokerage List. Reza is passionate about community work, philanthropy, and contributing to initiatives that help our society’s overall success. Reza served in not-for-profit organizations in the areas of business & mentoring/ innovation, civil rights and social actions, and youth for several years in different capacities. In March 2014, he was granted the Ontario Volunteer Service Award from the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Province of Ontario in recognition of a 5-year award for continued services.

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