Kiran Ahuja serves as the Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Director Ahuja serves as the first South Asian American and first Asian American woman to lead OPM. Director Ahuja started her career as an attorney at the Department of Justice and later spent six years as President Barack Obama’s Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Director Ahuja served as OPM Chief of Staff from 2015-2017 and brings a deep knowledge and commitment to OPM’s mission, and expertise in human capital. In addition to her federal service, Director Ahuja spent two decades in public service as a leader in the non-profit sector; as the founding Executive Director of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum and most recently served as CEO of Philanthropy Northwest. Director Ahuja is a graduate of Spelman College and the University of Georgia School of Law.
