Preetmohan Singh

Preetmohan ("Preet") Singh is currently involved in American politics as the Deputy Director of Public Policy at The Interfaith Alliance (TIA), a non-profit advocacy organization based in Washington, DC.

Born in New Delhi, India, Singh moved to the U.S. at age 10. He attended public schools in California and graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Singh also studied at Oxford University in England.

From 2002-2005, Singh was National Director of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF). Singh, a Sikh, has made over 100 public presentations about post-9/11 civil liberties issues, Sikh-American culture, and civil rights history at conferences, universities, and law enforcement agencies. He also produced The Sikh Next Door, a multi-media film project that encourages students to celebrate diversity. He is currently producing "A Dream in Doubt," an hour-long documentary directed by Tami Yeager for PBS. The film explores the aftermath of the first post-9/11 hate crime fatality of a Sikh gas station owner in Mesa, Arizona on September 15, 2001.

Singh serves on the National Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Healy Fellows at Georgetown University. He is the recipient of Sikh Council of Religion and Education's Leadership and Service Award (2006) and the Men Can Stop Rape's "Man of Strength" Leadership Award (2006).