Sandeep Mahal MBE is Deputy Executive Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company and an Associate Consultant at people make it work. Her 20-year arts career spans creative and executive leadership roles including: Director at Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature (2016 – 2021), Birmingham Director at The Space CIC, Producer at London Film and Screen Week, Head of Partnerships at The Reading Agency, and Outreach Librarian at Sandwell Libraries. Sandeep was Chair of the UNESCO Cities of Literature Network (2017-2021) and represented internationally on the UNESCO Creative Cities Steering Group. She is an Advisory Board Member to Warwick Arts Centre and serves on the boards of Women’s Prize Trust, World Book Day and Jaivant Patel Dance Company.