Sharda Sekaran is a long-time human rights advocate. She has worked with dozens of nonprofit organizations and companies as a communications strategist. She is co-founder of the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI). She has been on staff at Drug Policy Alliance, Human Rights Watch and, most recently, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Sharda also had the honor of helping pioneer the social enterprise program at Emory University's Goizueta Business School, when she was an MBA student. She is a graduate of Pomona College.