Niki Dasarathy

Niki Dasarathy is EarthRights’ Senior Manager of Legal Compliance and Integrity, where she brings over 15 years of experience in legal compliance oversight, risk mitigation, policy development, and program management in international and domestic contexts. Before joining EarthRights, Niki served as Program Director and Deputy Director at the East-West Management Institute, where she led grant-funded global initiatives focused on promoting the rule of law in complex and challenging environments and oversaw compliance, risk mitigation, and operational management across offices in the United States, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Prior to that, she spent nearly a decade at the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, most recently as Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Division, where she managed large-scale grant-funded programs promoting the rule of law, access to justice and human rights. Niki began her legal career as an associate attorney at a boutique law firm in New York City, specializing in labor and employment law. She holds a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and a BA in Journalism from The George Washington University.