Deepika Sawhney

Deepika Sawhney is the Vice Chair of the LPS School Committee for Lexington, MA and a Town Meeting member. She is also serving on the  Massachusetts Association of School Committees’ Legislative Committee. She is a visiting fellow with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University for the 2022-2023 academic year. Her research focuses on building civic engagement in South Asian immigrant communities. Some of the tangible goals of the research project are to increase participation and representation in Massachusetts municipal elections.  In the research she will be focussed on cultural norms, perceptions around political engagement, and the community’s ability to impact municipal election outcomes and define their electoral power. 

Deepika’s past academic experience includes Masters in Education Policy Management from Harvard Graduate School of Education, Masters in Business Administration and a Masters in Management Information Systems from Boston University. Her undergraduate degree in Textile Design is from the National Institute of Design, India. She has served as Chair of The Hestia Fund and is currently on the Board of Partners in Democracy.  

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