Seema Nanda – Chief Executive Officer, Democratic National Committee

Seema Nanda is the Chief Executive Officer of the Democratic National Committee. She most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Before joining The Leadership Conference, Nanda was Chief of Staff to Secretary Tom Perez at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). She also served at the DOL as Deputy Solicitor and as Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Counselor to Secretary Perez, serving as top advisor on immigration, workforce development, and internal management issues. Before joining DOL, Nanda led the Office of Employee and Immigrant Rights in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. She has practiced labor and employment law in the public and private sectors. Nanda is a graduate of Boston College Law School and Brown University, and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association.