Who Is Shamina Singh, Indian-American Business Leader To Serve On US President's Export Council

After the announcement, Singh said that she is "honoured to join the group of esteemed leaders that make up the President’s Export Council."

Shamina Singh is the founder and president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. ( Image Source :Getty )

New Delhi: A prominent Indian-American business leader, Shamina Singh, is US President Joe Biden's new choice for the President's Export Council. This council notably acts as the primary national advisory committee on matters related to international trade, reported PTI.

Shamina Singh is the founder and president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. After the announcement, Singh said that she is "honoured to join the group of esteemed leaders that make up the President’s Export Council."

On July 14, President Biden in a statement announced his intent to appoint Singh to serve in the key role. Singh becomes the latest addition from the Indian-American community to serve in key positions in the Biden administration.

“From the earliest days of my career, I’ve gravitated toward work that helps create long-lasting and inclusive prosperity for people and economies in the US and around the world," she was quoted as saying in the statement on Mastercard's website.

The President’s Export Council serves as the principal national advisory committee on international trade. The Council advises the president of government policies and programmes that affect US trade performance, promotes export expansion and provides a forum for discussing and resolving trade-related problems among the business, industrial, agricultural, labour and government sectors, according to PTI.

Everything to know about Shamina Singh-

• Singh serves as the Executive Vice President of Sustainability at Mastercard and is a member of the company’s Management Committee.
  
  
• In 2018, Singh was appointed as President of Mastercard Impact Fund, which was initially created with a USD 500 million investment, and charged with activating those philanthropic dollars to advance inclusive growth and financial inclusion worldwide.
  
  
• Singh has held senior positions in the White House and the US House of Representatives. She was the Executive Director of the first President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
  
  
• In 2015, she was appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the US Senate to a six-year term on the board of AmeriCorps. She served as chair for two years.
  
  
• Singh co-chairs the Ad Council of America’s Advisory Committee on Public Issues and serves on the Advisory Boards of the Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship and the New York Department of Financial Services Innovation.
  
  
• Singh has studied at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the Indian School of Business. She earned a Bachelor of Science from Old Dominion University and a Master of Public Affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin.