Krish O'Mara Vignarajah

Krish Vignarajah
Born (1979-09-16) September 16, 1979 (age 45)
Sri Lanka
EducationYale University (BS, JD)
Magdalen College, Oxford (MPhil)
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesThiru Vignarajah (brother)

Krishanti O'Mara Vignarajah (born September 16, 1979) is an American lawyer serving as President and CEO of Global Refuge.[1][2][3][4][5] She previously served in the Obama White House as Policy Director for First Lady Michelle Obama[6][7][8][9] and at the State Department as Senior Advisor under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State John Kerry.

  1. ^ Chason, Rachel. "Krishanti Vignarajah, former gubernatorial candidate, to head Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. ^ Broadwater, Luke. "Krish Vignarajah named CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. ^ "Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service : I95 Business". i95business.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. ^ "Rebuilding refugee resettlement to make it better than it was under Trump—or Obama". The Christian Century. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  5. ^ Joseph Cirincione, Zack Brown (2020-04-27). "How Blocking Immigration Hurts U.S. National Security". The National Interest. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  6. ^ Wiggins, Ovetta (Aug 9, 2017). "Michelle Obama's former policy director enters race for Maryland governor". Washington Post.
  7. ^ "Girls Can Do – Krishanti Vignarajah". Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  8. ^ Cutter, Kimberly (2018-04-17). "Krishanti Vignarajah Wants to Be the First Female Governor of Maryland". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  9. ^ Kelly, Hillary (7 September 2017). "This Obama White House Alum Wants to Be the First Female Governor of Maryland". Glamour. Retrieved 2021-03-01.