Biography

Ken Sim is currently the mayor of Vancouver. He first ran for mayor in 2018 with the Non-Partisan Association, ultimately finishing second in the closest mayoral election in Vancouver history. After leaving the NPA in 2020, Ken was a member of the founding team of ABC Vancouver, a new political party dedicated to offering a real alternative to incumbent Mayor Kennedy Stewart and his supporters on council.

Ken is a proud Vancouverite, having been born and raised in Vancouver. Ken is an entrepreneur and the co-founder of two successful Vancouver-based companies: Rosemary Rocksalt and Nurse Next Door, with over 8000 team members, Nurse Next Door now serves over 200 locations across three countries.

在专业方面,沈观健拥有资深特许会计师的头衔 FCPA(FCA),并经常在全球大专院校及相关国际会议上发表演讲。他曾两次荣获安永企业家大奖(太平洋地区)殊荣,包括新兴企业家奖(2006)和健康护理服务企业家奖(2016年)。

沈觀健還是一名活躍的社區志願者,目前擔任聖保羅醫院基金會董事。他全力支持溫哥華市中心東區的健康及減害計劃。

沈觀健正在努力籌劃市府施政的新方案,專注於建立一個更可負擔、更宜居、更安全的溫哥華。

沈觀健與妻子Teena、他們的四個兒子以及他們的愛犬Hank和Kona生活在溫哥華。他希望把溫哥華建設成一個為每名市民提供機遇的城市。