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Biden nominates Indian-origin woman attorney and certified public accountant to key admin posts

by | Apr 2, 2022 | Indian-American

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US President Joe Biden has announced his intention to nominate Indian-origin civil rights attorney Kalpana Kotagal and certified public accountant Vinay Singh to key administration positions.

Kotagal is the nominee for Commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission while Singh has been nominated as Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, the White House said on Friday.

Kotagal, who is the daughter of immigrants from India, is a partner at Cohen Milstein, a member of the firm’s Civil Rights and Employment practice group, and co-chair of the firm’s Hiring and Diversity Committee.

She is the co-author of the seminal legal template ‘Inclusion Rider’.

Singh, a Certified Public Accountant, is currently a senior advisor to the Administrator at the US Small Business Administration (SBA), assisting agency teams to deliver organizational efficiencies to better serve our communities’ small businesses.

He has 25 years of private-sector leadership experience with a deep understanding of finance, analytics, and strategy.

Singh had also served in the Obama-Biden administration as a Deputy Assistant Secretary (US Field).

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