Jasjit Singh

Program Officer

Jasjit is a top-performing social impact strategist and equity advocate with 15 years of broad work experience in strategic planning, movement building, community engagement, organizational transformation, education, and legal analysis. He is passionate about empowering historically and currently neglected communities to have equitable access to opportunities. Jasjit has a strong expertise in partnering with large organizations, leveraging existing networks, and proactively seeking out new collaborations. He is highly accomplished in consultative approach with an ability to build dynamic relationships that tackle challenging societal issues.
 
Most recently, he was a Multicultural Fellow at The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF), where he managed a grant portfolio valued at over $5 million and also cultivated new donors- helping bring in almost $500,000 in new funding to TSFF. 

Prior to TSFF he worked at both The Sikh Coalition, focusing on civil rights issues and campaigns, and Ensaaf, a human rights organization documenting human rights abuses committed by the Indian government. While at Ensaaf, his transcription work on various films was recognized and the films received numerous awards including the “Best Human Rights Short Film Award” from Amnesty International.

​Jasjit sits on the board of the Interfaith Council of Alameda County and is a long-time volunteer with Jakara Movement, a grass roots youth organization working to empower Punjabi and Sikh youth. He holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside and a law degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law. 
 
He lives in the East Bay with his wife, and spends his free time playing basketball, watching basketball, or talking basketball. The remaining time is spent reading, listening to music, hiking, and eating.  
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