Nahla Salem

Nahla is a Software Product Management leader and is currently Head of Product in Climate Tech startup Haven Energy. She specializes in the areas of Enterprise/B2B software and Artificial Intelligence. Her experience spans the fields of Retail, e-commerce, Manufacturing and Marketplaces. Nahla previously worked in Yelp and before that multiple Toronto startups where she focused on Product Strategy and starting new teams. Her background includes Software Development and Consulting. Nahla is a Computer Engineer by education. She has an EMBA and a Masters of Business Analytics from Schulich Business School in Toronto, where she currently lives.

Nahla is an international public speaker and is currently a featured speaker with Product School. Mentorship is a big part of Nahla’s life. She mentored with APM Toronto and TRIEC in the past, and currently mentors junior female product managers. She was Head of planning with Marefa NGO in her home country Egypt, and her other volunteer/NGO work extends to the fields of Education, Refugee Settlement, Food Security, and working with domestic abuse survivors. Nahla is an amateur bird photographer and a wildlife enthusiast.