Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Khushal Akhtar is a seasoned financial professional with extensive experience in budget and financial management across various organizations. Currently serving as a Budget & Financial Management Analyst at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, Khushal coordinates annual budget planning and analysis. Prior roles include Program Financial Analyst at CRDF Global, Financial Analyst at the U.S. Department of Labor, and Finance Officer positions at Counterpart International and Sayara Strategies, where expertise was demonstrated in financial planning, compliance, and variance analysis. In addition, Khushal has held budgeting and financial oversight roles at USAID and Asia Khurshid Construction Company. Khushal's academic credentials include a Bachelor in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting and Finance from Orient University and studies at The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS) provides and promotes quality legal representation to indigent adults and children facing a loss of liberty in the District of Columbia, thereby protects society's interest in the fair administration of justice. #PDSDC For more than 60 years, PDS has led the nation in providing exceptional advocacy and quality legal representation to indigent adults and children. Judges and prosecutors alike, as well as public defender agencies and criminal justice bars across the country, acknowledge and respect the outstanding work of PDS’s attorneys. PDS is recognized as one of the few defender organizations in the world to meet the standards outlined in the American Bar Association’s Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System. Visit www.pdsdc.org to learn more about PDS's programs, services, and job opportunities--including internships and legal clerkships.