Satyam Khanna

Satyam Khanna was appointed to serve as Senior Policy Advisor for Climate and ESG in the office of Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee. In this new role, Mr. Khanna will advise the agency on environmental, social, and governance matters and advance related new initiatives across its offices and divisions. Mr. Khanna was most recently a […]
Lopa P. Kolluri

Principal Deupty Assistant Secretary at the Federal Housng Administration (FHA) in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Lopa Kolluri, is responsible for the Office’s policies, programs, and operations supporting homebuyers, homeowners, multifamily residents, and housing counselors. She is works with the Office’s oversight of manufactured housing and FHA’s Single Family, Multifamily, and Healthcare […]
Rohini Kosoglu

Since 2017, Kosoglu has served as a senior advisor to U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) in her U.S. Senate office and presidential campaign, Kamala Harris for the People. As Chief of Staff to Harris’ presidential campaign, Kosoglu managed and oversaw debate preparation, policy, communications, and operations for a team with over three-hundred staff with […]
Sri Preston Kulkarni

Sri Preston Kulkarni brings a variety of experience in service and public affairs to AmeriCorps, including 14 years as a foreign service officer with the State Department where he specialized in public diplomacy and worked in public affairs and international information programs, completing tours in Taiwan, Russia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, and Washington, D.C. He also […]
Shashi Kumar

Deputy Associate Administrator Shashi Kumar also serves as the National Coordinator for Maritime Education and Training in the Maritime Administration within the Department of Transportation. He has four decades of experience within the maritime industry and has received numerous accolades for outstanding leadership including the U.S. Transportation Secretary’s Outstanding Achievement Gold Medal, and the Partnering […]
Bhavya Lal

Bhavya Lal is acting chief of staff for NASA. As the senior White House appointee at NASA, Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency’s transition under the administration of President Joe Biden. Lal brings extensive experience in engineering and space technology, serving […]
Sunita Lough

Commissioner Sunita Lough is the key official for Tax Exempy and Government Entities Division (TE/GE) of the Internal Revenue Service. Sunita was appointed as Deputy Commissioner of the IRS on November 4, 2020 and now serves as head of TE/GE. As Deputy Commissioner, she provided leadership to the four taxpayer-focused IRS operating divisions; Wage & […]
Jay Mahanand

Chief Information Officer Jay Mahanand works to drive innovation while maintaining a commitment to simplicity at USAID. He has over 22 years of experience in Information Technology, and has a technical background in telecommunications, systems development, information security, and IT project management. Jay has previously worked as a CIO, CTO and Network Manager supporting the […]
Shefali Mehta

Dr. Shefali Mehta serves as the Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. An environmental and agricultural economist and statistician, she comes to USDA from Open Rivers Consulting Associates, a science & technology and management consulting firm she founded and led. In her role as Founder and Principal, […]
Amit Mital

Amit Mital was appointed as the Senior Director in the National Security Council and Special Assistant to the President. Prior to joining the Government, he was the CEO and Founder of Kernel Labs, a start-up with expertise in machine-learning, computer vision, and security. He was later appointed as the strategic advisor of eSentire. As eSentire’s […]
Nand Mulchandani

Nand Mulchandani is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded and been CEO of multiple successful startups – Oblix (acquired by Oracle), Determina (acquired by VMware), OpenDNS (acquired by Cisco), and ScaleXtreme (acquired by Citrix). He started his service in the Government by joining the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center at the US Department of Defense. Now, […]
Vivek Murthy

Dr. Vivek Murthy is the 21st Surgeon General of the United States, serving under President Joe Biden. Dr. Vivek Murthy has been confirmed as the 21st Surgeon General of the United States in March 2021. He was confirmed by the Senate in 2014 to serve as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States and […]
Vivek Murthy

Dr. Vivek Murthy has been confirmed as the 21st Surgeon General of the United States in March 2021. He was confirmed by the Senate in 2014 to serve as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States and currently serves as co-chair of the President-elect’s COVID-19 Advisory Board. A renowned physician, research scientist, entrepreneur, and […]
Seema Nanda

Seema Nanda served as Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, and Deputy Solicitor at the U.S Department of Labor in the Obama – Biden Administration. Before that, Seema spent over 15 years in various roles as a labor and employment attorney, mostly in government service. She led the now named Office of Immigrant and […]
Nitin Natarajan

Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security Nitin Natarajan works to support the CISA director in overseeing the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Security, and Emergency Communications Division, and the National Risk Management Center. He ensures a holistic approach to infrastructure protection in physical and cyber risk activities. Nitin had […]
Raj Nayak

Raj Nayak has been appointed as a Senior Advisor at the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Labor.
Sonali Nijhawan

Sonali Nijhawan has committed her career to developing leaders and growing national service. Most recently, she developed and served as the executive director of Stockton Service Corps, a six-year, $12 million initiative to address local needs through AmeriCorps. Her professional background also includes extensive experience in education, beginning as an AmeriCorps member with City Year […]
Suyash G. Paliwal

Director of the Office of International Affairs Suyash G. Paliwal advises Chairman Tarbert on cross-border issues and leads the CFTC’s international regulatory initiatives. Suyash has previously served at the Federal Reserve Board where he developed international and domestic policy for the supervision of systemically important financial institutions and certain financial conglomerates, and oversaw the supervision […]
Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan

Confirmed in June of 2020, Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, known informally as “Panch,” has since been serving as the 15th director of the National Science Foundation in the United States. “Panch” as he is popularly called, has over 30 years of experience in the field and has furthered research innovation, global development, and economic growth amongst […]
Chirag Parikh

Chirag Parikh was formerly the director of space policy at the National Security Council and has been named executive secretary of the White House National Space Council chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris. He previously worked at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, where he served as deputy director for counterproliferation. He also served as deputy national […]
