# Ishnella Azad

> Ishnella Kaur Azad is a Houston-based co-founder and managing partner of the 5Rivers CRE family office and CEO and co-founder of Data Journey. Her work spans retail property investment, investor relationships and data-center development, with a stated focus on financial independence and generational wealth.

- **Role:** Managing Partner and Co-Founder of the family office at 5Rivers CRE; CEO and Co-Founder at Data Journey
- **Organizations:** 5Rivers CRE, LLC, Data Journey, UNITED SIKHS
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology, Psychology and Sociology, University of Houston, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
- **Known for:** Co-founded the 5Rivers CRE family office with her father., Recognized at Houston Women Leading Real Estate in 2022., Included at number 47 in Data Centre Magazine’s Top 100 Women 2025.

## Career timeline

- **During college; year not established** — Started a commercial real estate company with her father, Hardam Singh Azad.
- **2022** — Honored at Houston Women Leading Real Estate.
- **2024** — Publicly identified as Data Journey founder and CEO.
- **2025** — Ranked 47 in Data Centre Magazine’s Top 100 Women list.
- **2026** — Listed on the Hardin-Simmons University panel on data-center sites and communities.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the 5Rivers CRE family office with her father.
- Recognized at Houston Women Leading Real Estate in 2022.
- Included at number 47 in Data Centre Magazine’s Top 100 Women 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Listed as a panelist for Hardin-Simmons University’s The Future Is Now summit, on data-center sites and communities.
- **2025-08** — Data Journey exercised its right to terminate the proposed purchase of Greenidge’s Spartanburg property.
- **2025-03** — Featured at number 47 in Data Centre Magazine’s Top 100 Women 2025 publication.

## Links

- Website: https://www.5riverscre.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ishnella-kaur-azad-0524a38

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Last updated: 2026-10-09