Lenny Zhou is an ABC City Councillor, having been first elected in 2022.

Lenny was motivated to run for Council as a result of the steep rise in the cost-of-living, violent crime, and racist attacks in Vancouver. He wants Vancouver to be an affordable and safe city for his son and the next generation to grow up in.

Lenny is a longtime resident of Vancouver, having first arrived in 2005 to complete his Masters Degree at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. In 2007 Lenny was awarded a Master of Management degree in Operations Research.

Before entering politics, Lenny led programs to help community members better understand and access health services. He is a strong believer in Canada’s public healthcare system and has consistently been an advocate for frontline healthcare providers.

Lenny has spent his professional career working in operations engineering in the healthcare sector. He previously worked for the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) at BC Children’s Hospital, and for the Fraser Health Authority. He has used his experience in analytics to help make BC’s public healthcare system more efficient and effective. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lenny used this expertise to support the planning and management of the province’s pandemic response.

As a City Councillor, Lenny has utilized his experience in operations engineering to help get Vancouver’s City Hall back on track. As a co-chair of the Mayor’s Budget Task Force, Lenny has helped deliver a efficient and effective approach to government in Vancouver.

Lenny has organized a number of global health missions to developing countries, providing free surgical and medical services to hundreds of families in underprivileged communities. He is also the founding director of the Care to Live Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to promote education and health services in Vancouver.

Lenny lives in East Vancouver with his wife Norah and their son Nolen.