Shanthi Kalathil

Shanthi Kalathil
Official portrait, 2021
Born	1972 (age 51–52)
Nationality	American
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA), London School of Economics (MSc)
Occupation(s)	International affairs practitioner, human rights advocate, journalist
Employer	University of Southern California
Board member of	National Democratic Institute, Radio Free Asia
Spouse	Jon Wolfsthal

Shanthi Kalathil (born 1972)^[1] is an American international affairs practitioner, human rights advocate, and 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 (NSC) during the Biden administration.