Som Sharma
Founder & President, AHINSA - (Alliance for Humanitarian Initiatives, Nonviolence and Spiritual Advancement)
2024
Education: India, UK, USA :Masters degrees in Sociology (Rajasthan Univ., India) and Organizational Behavior (Liverpool Univ., UK), and MBA (Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN).
Community work: Founding member – Hindu Temple, Monroeville, Pa; Chinmaya Mission Vedanta Institution, Pittsburgh; Former President, Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium; Former President, Rotary Club of Monroeville, Pa; Chair, Peace Committee – Installed a Peace pole in Monroeville Community park; Charter member, United Religions Initiative (URI International) – Signed at CMU in 2000; Interfaith Movement participation, Greater Pittsburgh area – over 25 years; Founder-President, AHINSA (Allliance for Humanitarian Initiatives, Nonviolence and Spiritual Advancement).
It is a tragic reality that hateful ideology has found fertile ground online and offline, with consequences affecting not only Americans but people around the world. We cannot stand idle in the face of bias, bigotry, and extremism. Together, at the Eradicate Hate Summit and beyond, the collective will of individuals and organizations is needed to galvanize all people of good will to protect and defend our communities.
