Indian-American appointed to White House position as liaison with the LGBT
12 Nov 2014 6:35 AM IST
Hardikar, who till recently was director of the LGBT Leadership Council at Democratic National Committee, replaces another Indian-American Gautam Raghavan at the White House, who has now joined the Gill Foundation.
According to a White House official, Hardikar on Monday started as the new Associate Director of Public Engagement in the Office of Public Engagement.
‘In her role, she is the White House’s primary liaison to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community and Asian American and Pacific Islander community,’ the official said. Prior to joining the White House, she served as Director of the LGBT Leadership Council and Director of the AAPI Leadership Council for the Democratic National Committee, where she raised resources and mobilised community leaders.
She also served as the LGBT Finance Director for the Presidential Inaugural Committee in 2013, and the Deputy Director of LGBT Voter Outreach and LGBT Finance for the 2012 Obama-Biden President Campaign. Aditi organised progressive young Americans for the Campus Progress team at the Center for American Progress.
According to a White House official, Hardikar on Monday started as the new Associate Director of Public Engagement in the Office of Public Engagement.
‘In her role, she is the White House’s primary liaison to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community and Asian American and Pacific Islander community,’ the official said. Prior to joining the White House, she served as Director of the LGBT Leadership Council and Director of the AAPI Leadership Council for the Democratic National Committee, where she raised resources and mobilised community leaders.
She also served as the LGBT Finance Director for the Presidential Inaugural Committee in 2013, and the Deputy Director of LGBT Voter Outreach and LGBT Finance for the 2012 Obama-Biden President Campaign. Aditi organised progressive young Americans for the Campus Progress team at the Center for American Progress.
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