About Simran
Simran is Executive Director for the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program and author of The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life.
Biography
Disrupting Bias. Building Empathy. Seeking Wisdom.
Simran Jeet Singh, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the author of the national bestseller The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life (Riverhead, Penguin Random House).
Simran’s thought leadership on bias, empathy, wisdom, and justice extends across corporate, educational, and government settings. He is an Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity with Columbia University and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, and a Soros Equality Fellow with the Open Society Foundations. In 2020, TIME Magazine recognized him as one of sixteen people fighting for a more equal America.
Simran earned graduate degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University, and he writes regularly for major outlets, including Harvard Business Review, TIME Magazine, and Religion News Service. Simran also authored the award-winning children’s book Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon (Kokila, Penguin Random House).
Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Simran now lives in New York City with his wife and two daughters, where he enjoys running, writing, and chasing his kids.
Endorsements
Dr. Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst
“Dr. Singh’s work is absolutely critical and essential for educators at all levels today. He has tailored his programs, voice, activities, and wisdom to students, staff, and faculty across ages. The work of anti-racism is a lifelong process.”
Zeenat Rahman
“Simran is so effective because his work centers on empathy and humility. His approach isn’t one of prescribed answers, but rather engagement centered on deep listening with the objective to truly learn from the experience of others.”
Now Available
The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life.
Part memoir, part spiritual journey The Light We Give is a transformative book of hope that shows how each of us can turn away from fear and uncertainty and move toward renewal and positive change.
