Human Rights Practitioner
Social Change Strategist
Philanthropy Expert
Social Change Innovator
Sushma Raman is a seasoned human rights practitioner and social change strategist. She is currently the Executive Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. She has over 20 years’ experience in launching social justice foundations, managing global multi-million dollar portfolios at leading foundations, and teaching graduate public policy students at leading educational institutions. She’s worked alongside leading grassroots and human rights experts, as well as high net-worth individuals.
Public Speaker & Strategy Expert
Sushma has experience giving public speeches, workshops, and lectures to diverse audiences on topics as wide ranging as migration to artificial intelligence to leadership of international organizations. She hosts a talk series, Human Rights in Hard Places, and a podcast, Justice Matters, both at Harvard University. Notable speaking engagements include the Gleitsman Award with Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the Harvard India conference with Indian movie stars Kamal Hassan and Madhavan, and with Nobel Prize winner Nadia Murad.
“The international human rights regimen never stops growing both in importance and in breadth. What sounds far-fetched today becomes normative tomorrow. Schulz and Raman outline brilliantly where that growth may take rights in the generations to come. Whether you agree with them in every instance is less important than that you take their questions seriously. This book makes it impossible not to do that.”
—Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sushma’s forthcoming book
