Krish O’Mara Vignarajah
Krish O’Mara Vignarajah is the President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS). She previously served as Policy Director for Michelle Obama and led the First Lady’s signature Let Girls Learn initiative. Prior, she served as Senior Advisor at the State Department where she coordinated development and implementation of multiple programs including those concerning refugees and migration, engagement with religious communities, the legal dimensions of U.S. foreign policy, and regional issues relating to Africa and the Middle East. Krish earned a Master’s degree in Political Science from Yale College and received an M.Phil. in International Relations from Oxford University.