Jaya Tiwari

Jaya currently serves as the Vice President & Chief Impact Officer at the BOMA Project.

Jaya brings over 20 years of experience in international development, nonprofit management and social impact innovation and scaling. Prior of joining the BOMA Project, Jaya served as the Executive Director of South Africa-Washington International Program in Washington, D.C., the Executive Director of Suffolk Partnership for Healthy Community in Suffolk, VA, Director of Global Health Programs at Physicians for Peace in Norfolk, VA, and the Director of Research for Physicians for Social Responsibility in Washington, D.C.

As an experienced nonprofit leader and manager, Jaya has worked and travelled extensively in Africa. In addition to her organizational management and new business development expertise, Jaya has published numerous articles, issue briefs, reports and books chapters on issues ranging from international development, global and community health and international security. She has provided briefings on these topics to members of the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, and the United Nations. She has been interviewed and quoted by many news sources including Reuters TV, CNN Money, the Associated Press, the Times of India, the Times News Service, National Public Radio, and the Voice of America.

Jaya holds master’s degrees in International Studies from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA and in Political Science & Public Administration from Benares Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Jaya completed her Ph.D. course work in International Studies at Old Dominion University in 2000.