Sushma is a senior professional with long-term and high-level expertise in launching and scaling initiatives, collaboratives, and grantmaking programs designed to further social justice. She has worked to build organizations and manage change in complex environments with multiple stakeholders in nonprofit, philanthropic, and academic contexts. A creative thinker with professional training in mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution and facilitation, Sushma has been instrumental in building successful teams and network capabilities. She brings a strong commitment to racial, social, economic, and environmental justice, and a global lens that deeply values the role of social movements in creating change.