Prior to joining Social Justice Initiatives, Kiran was Assistant General Counsel at Success Academy Charter Schools, a non-profit organization that runs charter schools in New York City. For five years, Kiran served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She was a trial attorney responsible for prosecuting hundreds of criminal cases involving domestic violence, weapons, narcotics, assault, robbery and fraud. At the DA’s Office, she was a member of the Domestic Violence Unit, Hate Crimes Unit, Public Assistance Fraud Unit and Identity Theft Unit. Kiran received a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. She graduated from Brown University, Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Political Science. While at Brown, she was awarded the CV Starr Institute Award for Leadership in Public Service.