Episode 97: Nishith Acharya Discusses Equal Innovation

"My last year while working for President Clinton, I actually wrote the first #diwali proclamation. At the time, everyone was like, what is #diwali ?"

Nishith (Nish) Acharya is a Senior Fellow, Inclusive Economic Growth at the Clinton Foundation. He is also one of the OG Indian Americans who has worked at the #whitehouse under two different presidents during his career.

Nishith leads Equal Innovation, which advises some of the world’s leading universities, governments, foundations and companies to assist them with #innovation , #entrepreneurship and #globalization strategies.

We talk about all the work that CGI (Clinton Global Initiative) is doing and what it was like to bring the band back together this year, his takeaways from working with President #clinton and President #obama , how #diwali has become mainstream, and he shares some pivotal middle school moments that defined his identity as a #indianamerican .

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