WASHINGTON: Decision-making body of the Democratic Party, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has tapped Indian-American Seema Nanda to serve as its new CEO, making her the first from the community to be named an operational head of a key American political party. Currently the executive vice president and chief operating officer at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the largest human and civil rights organisation in the US, she will begin work in her new position later this month.
“This position is the opportunity of a lifetime, for which I am incredibly honored and humbled,” Nanda said in a press release. As mid-term elections continue and the 2020 elections draw closer, hiring the management-oriented Nanda is a fresh move. DNC Chair Tom Perez said, “I'm beyond excited that Seema is bringing her talent and brilliance to the DNC. She is a seasoned manager who has a proved track record of success.” “People are hurting all across our country. I believe that Democrats are offering the positive solutions so desperately-needed right now- solutions forged by the strength of our diversity, the rigor of our ideas and the decency of our values. I am grateful to Chairman Perez and Mary Beth for selecting me, and I look forward to joining my new DNC colleagues in the fight for our nation's values and future,” Nanda said.
Member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Nanda has a background in labor and employment law and has worked in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. A graduate of Boston College Law School and Brown University, Nanda has served on the board of directors of several non-profit organisations. A report said Nanda has stepped in as the Democrats attempt to build on primary successes that have given women of colour a chance at making history in November.
