Varsha Koduvayur is a manager at Valens Global, where she focuses on domestic violent extremism and geopolitics. In this role, she works on public-facing research on the domestic violent extremist space, with a particular emphasis on white supremacy and racially motivated violent extremism. Varsha also leads the geopolitics division at Valens, where she undertakes geopolitical research for private-sector clients. Prior to joining Valens, Varsha was a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, where she covered the Gulf Arab states. Prior to that, Varsha was a researcher in the Middle East practice at Eurasia Group, and a Junior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her work has appeared in Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, and CNN Business, among other outlets. She holds a B.A. in international relations and Arabic from Michigan State University.
The effort to eradicate hate requires the active participation of every component of our society, to include governments, the private sector, communities of faith and indeed every aspect of civil society. There is no more urgent task in front of us. The organizers of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit are doing the United States and the world an enormous service by tackling hatred and extremism with a focus on honest dialogue and conversation, genuine learning and practical solutions. This will not happen overnight, but the Pittsburgh community’s leadership in this effort is genuinely inspiring and motivating.
