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Simran Jeet Singh        

Professor, Writer & Activist

Simran Jeet Singh, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the author of the national bestseller "The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life" (Riverhead, Penguin Random House).

Singh's thought leadership on bias, empathy, wisdom, and justice extends across corporate, educational, and government settings. He is an Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity with Columbia University and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, and a Soros Equality Fellow with the Open Society Foundations. In 2020, TIME Magazine recognized him as one of sixteen people fighting for a more equal America.

Singh earned graduate degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University, and he has received numerous honors, including the Peter J. Gomes Memorial Award from Harvard University. He writes regularly for major outlets, including Harvard Business Review and TIME Magazine, and he writes a monthly column for Religion News Service. Singh also authored the award-winning children's book "Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon" (Kokila, Penguin Random House).

Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Singh now lives in New York City with his wife and two daughters, where he enjoys running, writing and chasing his kids.

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Religion, Race, Culture, Civil Rights, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Hate Violence, Sports

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