Indian-Origin CEO On Racial Justice Advisory Board In U.S.

An Indian-origin CEO, Udai Tambar involved in youth development services in the United States, is among 15 experts appointed as members of the newly-formed racial justice advisory board in New York City.

The CEO and President of New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL), Udai Tambar was named a member of the advisory board on the implementation of the Racial Justice Charter Amendments, which Mayor Eric Adams and Mayor’s Office of Equity Commissioner Sideya Sherman launched last week.

According to the statement from the Mayor’s office, the board will help ensure that New York City continues to lead the nation in innovative, racial equity work and carries out the city’s newly enshrined charter changes.

Mr. Tambar said, “I am excited to partner with the new Advisory Board to represent NYC’s most resilient communities”.

He further said, “A majority of the families we serve at NYJTL are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) New Yorkers, and it is crucial that this new racial equity infrastructure ensures that they live in a society where they can flourish and achieve their fullest potential”.

“The amendments were voted into law during the November 2022 general election and are the first of their kind in the nation”, the statement read.

The statement further read, “These added a statement of values to the city’s charter; required the city to establish a racial equity office and commission, as well as racial equity-focused plans; and called for the city to measure the true cost of living for city residents”.

He was previously the Vice President of Community Health at Northwell Health and is now the President & CEO of NYJTL, the largest nonprofit youth tennis and education programme in the United States.

Mr.Tambar graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts and received a Master’s in Public Affairs from Princeton University. He most recently attended Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program and received a certificate in Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management.

“He has devoted much of his career to serving youth, including serving as Chief of Staff and Director of Youth & Children Services for the NYC Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services and as the Executive Director for South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!), which provides comprehensive youth development services for NYC’s under-resourced South Asian community”, the statement read.

(With input from PTI)

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