Vishakha N. Desai

Vishakha N. Desai is President Emerita of Asia Society, a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening partnerships among the people, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States. She is also Special Advisor for Global Affairs to the President and Professor of Practice at Columbia University, as well as Senior Advisor for Global Policy and Programs, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Desai is a frequent speaker at national and international forums and commentator in the media on a wide variety of subjects that include the U.S.-Asia relationship, cultural roots of Asian economic development, regional connections within the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the arts and cultures of Asia and Asian America.