Mini Timmaraju
Timmaraju in 2016
Born
Rukmini Timmaraju

(1973-02-25) February 25, 1973
Hyderabad, India
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Attorney, reproductive rights advocate

Rukmini "Mini" Timmaraju is an American lawyer and reproductive rights advocate. She has been president of NARAL Pro-Choice America since 2021. She previously worked for Planned Parenthood, Comcast, the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign and the Office of Personnel Management. She earned her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center.

Early life and education

Rukmini Timmaraju was born on February 25, 1973,[1] to an Telugu Indian American family of. While her parents were from the Philadelphia area, her mother travelled to Hyderabad to be close to her family before she was born. Her nickname, Mini, is from a character from the short story Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore. Her family moved to Sugar Land, Texas where she attended William P. Clements High School, graduating in 1991. She went on to earn a bachelor's degree in development studies and international area studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 1995. She earned her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1999.[2]

Career

Timmaraju held various positions with Planned Parenthood from 2008 to 2013. She was then chief of staff for U.S. Representative Ami Bera. She served as the director of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans in 2014 and 2015. She worked on the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign as the National Women's Vote Director.[2] From 2017 until 2021, she worked for Comcast Corporation/NBCUniversal as director of external affairs and diversity, equity, and inclusion. During the Biden administration, she worked for the Office of Personnel Management as the senior advisor to the director in 2021.[3]

In November 2021, Timmaraju was named president of NARAL Pro-Choice America. She was the first woman of color to be named president.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Gambino, Lauren (November 16, 2021). "'We'll fight like hell': US abortion rights leader on finding hope in a moment of crisis". The Guardian.
  2. 1 2 Patel, Savita (December 21, 2021). "Meet Mini Timmaraju, the Indian American Fighting for Reproductive Freedom in US". The Quint.
  3. 1 2 Padilla, Mariel (November 4, 2021). "'I don't think we can be alarmist enough': NARAL gets new president". The 19th.
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