Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Anita Sehgal is currently in her 11th year with the Houston Astros, currently serving as Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications. In her role, Anita provides strategic leadership for the ballclub¡¯s retail, advertising, marketing, communications, broadcasting, and alumni relations, including support for a broad variety of sponsorship, ticket, special event, community, and the Astros Golf Foundation and Texas Children¡¯s Houston Open initiatives.
Prior to joining the Houston organization, Anita spent over 20 years in various strategic marketing functions with several organizations, including FGL Sports, Best Buy and Academy Sports + Outdoors. Hailing from Canada¡¯s Regina, Saskatchewan, Anita, who earned her United States citizenship in September of 2019, received a bachelor¡¯s of business administration degree, with a focus in marketing and human resources, from the University of Regina.
She plays an active role in several Houston-based organizations, including her position as an Executive Committee Board Member of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston and a Board Member of WISE Houston. She is also an active Marketing 50 member of World 50 and participates in Greater Houston Partnership Executive Women Program. Anita serves as an Independent Board Director with Reitman¡¯s Canada, Ltee, and Holley Inc ¨C where she also serves as Chair for the Governance & Nominating Committee. She is also a member of Women¡¯s Corporate Directors and NACD.
In 2016, Anita was honored as one of Houston¡¯s Top 15 Business Women by the National Diversity Council. In 2018, Anita was honored again by the National Diversity Council as the National Business Woman of the Year. She also received honors in 2018 as one of Texas Executive Women¡¯s Women on the Move. In November 2021, Anita was celebrated with the Woman of Inspiration award by WISE Houston, and she was also recognized in both 2021 and 2022 by the National Diversity Council as a Power 50, for her contributions and commitment to both business and community. In 2023, Houston Woman¡¯s Magazine honored Anita as one of 50 Women of Influence.