Kiran is the mother of Amrit ’21, Ford ’23, and Hank ’28. The daughter of Indian immigrants, Kiran was raised in the Sikh faith in the diverse National Lab community of Oak Ridge, Tenn. Kiran holds a B.A. in economics from Vanderbilt University and a M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. She started her career in the chairman’s office of Bankers Trust in New York City, and subsequently moved into private client services. After earning her master’s degree, Kiran worked in brand management at Johnson & Johnson on the iconic Johnson’s Baby brands.

She and her husband, Jim, moved from New York to Hong Kong in 2005 where Kiran served on the Hong Kong International School’s development team, managing its annual fund. In 2013, the family relocated to Charlottesville, Va., where Kiran spent many years working as development director and grants manager for a national independent abortion provider.

Kiran sits on the board of trustees for Peabody School, a small independent school in Charlottesville for academically advanced children; and The Emily Couric Leadership Forum, which each year awards $250,000 in scholarships to a graduating female student from each of Charlottesville’s 11 high schools. She also serves as co-head of the Georgetown University Women’s Rowing Team’s parent booster club.

Kiran and Jim regard joining the St. Andrew’s community as unequivocally the best parenting decision they ever made. Kiran looks forward to serving St. Andrew’s, which has shaped their children and their family in countless ways. She and her husband split their time between Charlottesville, Va., and Houston, Texas.