Shevani Khatri is the U.S. Program Associate at the WES Mariam Assefa Fund.
Shevani first began working with the Fund team as an intern in January 2022 with a focus on communications to uplift the work of our grantee and investee partners. With an interest in economic globalization, Shevani is passionate about supporting and empowering migrant workers. Prior to the Fund, Shevani was a research fellow at the non-profit Hindus for Human Rights and an intern at the Northern California World Trade Center, supporting their international visitors leadership program.
Shevani received a B.A. in Global Studies from UCLA. She completed a year-long senior thesis project, “Mobility Through Money: Keralite Workers in Dubai and the Remittances Sent Back Home,” and had the opportunity to present her research at UCLA’s Going Global Student Conference in 2021.
Shevani is from the Sacramento area of California. Outside of work, she enjoys practicing film photography and rewatching her favorite sitcom Seinfeld.
