Sujata Warrier, Ph.D.

Sujata Warrier is the Chief Strategy Officer for the Battered Women’s Justice Project. She trains and provides technical assistance to professionals in variety of systems. For many years she was associated with Manavi, a pioneering South Asian organization in New Jersey and served on many boards including the Asian Pacific Islander Institute on GBV. She has also trained extensively at the local, state, national and international levels on the issue of intersectionality, culture and cultural competency for various professionals and has delivered numerous keynotes. She received her Ph.D. from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. She has written and published numerous articles. She has received numerous awards including: The Rev. Cheng Imm Tan Visionary Award; AWAKE Award for South Asian Women’s Advocacy; the Indian Chamber of Commerce Award honoring Women Achievers and the New York 30 Women Leaders Award. She recently served, after being appointed by the Attorney General, to the Federal Department of Justice, Office on Violence against Women’s Advisory Board.