From the Oval Office to the family dinner table, Salin Geevarghese knows how to read a room. 

Like a stand-up comedian (he loves to laugh!), Salin’s ability to get a group to shared goals comes from his ability to gauge the vibe in a room and tap into the magic that lies just below the surface.

In 2+ decades in the change sector, Salin has done this as a Presidential advisor, Senior Policy Fellow, State Department delegate, consultant, Foundation executive, and more. 

He also finds it a handy skill in navigating his multi-generation household.

Listen in as Salin shares stories ranging from time with Barack Obama to the contagious lilt of his mother’s laughter. And while we eat ice cream provided by ⁠Taharka Brothers⁠, a local employee-owned social enterprise scoop shop, we talk education, workforce, health equity, and affordable housing solutions. 

Join us.

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About Salin:

Salin Geevarghese is the President & CEO of SGG Insight, LLC, a consulting firm offering comprehensive services to public, private, nonprofit and philanthropic sector leaders and organizations. He also serves as Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) as well as the founding Director of the Mixed-Income Strategic Alliance and its Innovation and Action Network. The Mixed-Income Strategic Alliance is a collaboration of CSSP, the National Initiative on Mixed Income Communities at Case Western Reserve University and Urban Strategies, Inc.

From April 2014 to January 2017, Geevarghese served in a senior appointed leadership post as HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of International and Philanthropic Innovation (within the Office of Policy Development and Research) during the Administration of President Barack Obama.

Salin Geevarghese

President & CEO, SGG Insight, LLC

Founding Director, Mixed-Income Strategic Alliance

Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Social Policy

How you can connect with Salin:

Linkedin: 

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/salin-geevarghese-2872221/⁠

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Sources and Websites from Episode 

⁠https://sgginsight.com/⁠

Salin mentions this keynote he gave a couple of weeks after his father passed. Here it is: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npkwZy3UvA0⁠. You will see how he weaves the personal and professional.

⁠Read “How I found my identity as an Indian American in a Black and White country” in the Washington Post⁠

And our ice cream sponsor

⁠https://taharkabrothers.com/⁠