24 Facts About Farah Pandith

Farah Pandith was born on January 13,1968 and is an American academic of Indian descent.

Farah Pandith was appointed the first-ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities in June 2009 by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Farah Pandith had the rare distinction of being a political appointee for two Republican presidents and President Obama.

Farah Pandith worked at USAID and then went to the National Security Council and then the US Department of State.

Farah Pandith is a senior fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Farah Pandith is currently the Head of Strategy for ISD.

Farah Pandith is an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Farah Pandith is the author of How We Win: How Cutting-Edge Entrepreneurs, Political Visionaries, Enlightened Business Leaders and Social Media Mavens Can Defeat the Extremist Threat.

Farah Pandith introduces a concept called open power, which she defines as the ability to solve critical human challenges through peer-to-peer exploration, collaboration and ownership.

Farah Pandith has received a lot of praise for How We Win.

Farah Pandith served on the National Security Council staff as the director for Middle East Regional Initiatives.

Farah Pandith re-entered government after the attacks on September 11,2001, to serve as chief of staff of the Bureau for Asia and the Near East for the US Agency for International Development.

Farah Pandith served at USAID from 1990 to 1993 on the administrator's staff and as the special assistant to the director of policy.

Farah Pandith has consulted for organizations in the public, private, and non-profit sectors and has served in leadership positions on several boards with a focus on international affairs, women's empowerment, education, and cultural diplomacy.

Farah Pandith sits on several boards including on the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy's Board of Advisors.

Farah Pandith was a member of Secretary Jeh Johnson's Homeland Security Advisory Council where she chaired its task force on countering violent extremism from 2015 to 2017.

Farah Pandith received a master's degree from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where she specialized in International Security Studies, Islamic Civilizations and Southwest Asia, and International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.

Farah Pandith was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Mount Saint Mary's University in 2017 and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Tufts University in 2018.

Farah Pandith graduated from Milton Academy located in Milton, MA in 1986.

Farah Pandith is the recipient of many awards, including the Smith College Medal and the National Campus Leadership Council's Presidential Legacy Award.

Farah Pandith has been the recipient of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Ring of Tolerance, the Tufts University Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, the University of Massachusetts Lowell Public Service Award, the NDTV Profit Award for Excellence in International Governance, and a RUMI Peace and Dialogue Award for Extraordinary Commitment to Public Service.

Farah Pandith was named one of Boston Magazine's top 'Thinkers' in 2014 and one of Washingtonian's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2011.

Farah Pandith appears regularly in the print and television media.

Farah Pandith was born in Srinagar, India, and was raised in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.