Shanthi Kalathil | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA), London School of Economics (MSc) |
| Occupation(s) | Foreign policy analyst, human rights advocate, former journalist |
| Employer | University of Southern California |
| Board member of | National Democratic Institute, Radio Free Asia |
| Spouse | Jon Wolfsthal |
Shanthi Kalathil (born in 1972)[1] is an American foreign policy analyst, international affairs practitioner, human rights advocate, and former journalist, currently serving as a Washington D.C.-based senior fellow at the University of Southern California (USC)'s Center on Communication Leadership and Policy. She was formerly Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights at the White House National Security Council during the Biden Administration.