Kiran Pasricha

Kiran Pasricha is the CEO of Ananta Aspen Centre. Kiran previously served as the Deputy Director General of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) North America, where they led the office based in Washington DC.

During their time at CII, Kiran was instrumental in initiating key programs such as the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue, CII’s Congressional Program, the India Business Forum (IBF), and the Indian American Council (IAC). Under their direction, the CII U.S. Office made great strides in promoting trade and economic cooperation between India and the U.S., and played a fundamental role in the historic success of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement.

The impact of CII’s U.S. Office on Indo-US relations is far-reaching. This is the result of a skilled focus on coordinating visits of business delegations to each other’s countries; organizing meetings and conferences for visiting Heads of States, Cabinet and state-level delegations; participating in and promoting studies aimed at improving bilateral relations; building an extensive network of U.S. and Indian government, academic and business officials; as well as actively engaging the U.S. administration and Capitol Hill on policy-related issues.

Kiran Pasricha completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Language and Literature, General at Loreto College.