Rob Randhava

Rob Randhava is a Senior Counsel with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund. Since January 2001, he has represented The Leadership Conference on Capitol Hill and with federal agencies, and he has provided policy, strategic, and communications expertise for a coalition of national public interest organizations. He has experience with a wide range of legislative and regulatory issues with civil rights implications, including consumer finance, immigration, budget & tax policy, housing, national security, LGBT rights, judicial nominations, and voting.

Rob is a founding member of the Asset Building Policy Network, a coalition of civil rights and financial industry organizations that are working together on policies to promote mainstream, responsible financial services in underserved communities. He is also a member of the steering committee of Americans for Financial Reform, the national coalition that successfully pressed Congress to enact the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Prior to joining The Leadership Conference, he worked as Counsel for Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), and as a Special Assistant for Rep. Rod Blagojevich (D-IL). A native of Evanston, Illinois, Rob graduated from Kent State University in 1995 with a B.A. in political science, where he earned summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors and participated in track and field. He earned his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1998, and is a member of the D.C. Bar.

Professional affiliations

Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights