Sandeep Mahal is Deputy Executive Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her 25-year arts career spans creative and executive leadership roles, including Director at Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature, 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 and represented internationally on the UNESCO Creative Cities Steering Group. She is an Advisory Board Member at Warwick Arts Centre and serves on the board of Jaivant Patel Dance Company.