Nivedita Sharma Vij
Trustee
Nivedita Sharma Vij is a seasoned Health, Social and Wellness leader with over 25 years of experience, including two decades in Aotearoa New Zealand’s health, social welfare, and wellbeing sectors. A strategic systems thinker and advocate equity and Indigenous healthcare. She is a strategist, specialises in systems thinking, planning, execution, policy reviews & legislations, change management, continuous quality, safety improvement towards integrated health, Health Literacy, education, social care, and champions co-design, co-production and co-creation with inclusion of diverse communities and lived experience expertise.
A Fellow of ACHSM, NZ Registered Nutritionist (NSNZ Registration Panel Member, Mentor and Supervisor), Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner, and quality Improvement advisor, Nivedita also serves as Executive Council member, Chair of the Asian, Ethnic Caucus and Co-Chair of the Policy Review Committee at PHANZ, Deputy Chair of MECOSS, a Justice of the Peace, and White Ribbon Ambassador.
Nivedita brings lived experience to her advocacy—diagnosed with a genetic disorder and with whānau members affected by haemoglobinopathy, she is privileged to serve on the Board of Rare Disorders NZ, appointed in 2025. Her authentic leadership is grounded in compassion, cultural responsiveness, and a deep commitment to the wellbeing of vulnerable, underserved and marginalised communities.
