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Padmini Pillai and Nalini Tata named White House Fellows
The selected fellows will spend a year working with senior White House staff and top officials, gaining skills to become better leaders in their communities.
Nalini Tata and Padmini Pillai / LinkedIn/ Padmini Pillai; Weill Cornell Medicine/ Nalini Tata
The President’s Commission on White House Fellows has announced the new class of White House Fellows for 2024-2025 including two Indian Americans- Padmini Pillai and Nalini Tata.
The selected fellows will spend a year working alongside senior White House staff, Cabinet Secretaries, and other top officials, gaining skills to become better leaders in their communities.
Padmini Pillai, from Newton, Massachusetts, is assigned to the Social Security Administration. As an immunoengineer, she connects advancements in immunology with biomaterial design to treat diseases. At Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), she led a team developing a tumor-selective nanotherapy for difficult-to-treat cancers.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Padmini appeared in several media outlets, including CNBC, The Atlantic, and The New York Times, discussing vaccination, immunity, and the pandemic's impact on vulnerable communities. She holds a Ph.D. in immunobiology from Yale University and a B.A. in biochemistry from Regis College.
Nalini Tata, from New York City, is appointed to the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs. She is a neurosurgery resident at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center/Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where she manages a range of emergency and elective neurosurgical cases.
Nalini is dedicated to the fields of neurosurgery and public policy. Her published research emphasizes enhancing equity in healthcare access and has been featured in both clinical and general interest journals.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in neurobiology from Brown University, a Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge, a Doctor of Medicine from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, and a Master of Public Policy in Democracy, Politics, and Institutions from Harvard Kennedy School.
This year’s fellows were selected through a rigorous process, showcasing a talented, passionate, and accomplished group. Hailing from various backgrounds and professions, they include representatives from the private sector, state government, academia, non-profits, medicine, and the military.
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