Vishakha Desai

Vishakha Desai

Vishakha Desai is President Emeritus of Asia Society. She served as the institution's President and CEO from 2004 to 2012.

Recent publications and appearances on AsiaSociety.org



Asia Society's President recommends five books on the role of women in Asia past and present.
Asia Society President Vishakha Desai urges Asia Society readers to donate to continued relief efforts through our sister organization, the Japan Society.
Asia Society President Vishakha Desai says Barack Obama must "balance claims of victory with the pursuit of his administration’s military and civilian strategy."
Asia Society President Vishakha Desai was one of six experts interviewed recently for a segment on PBS's weekly Need to Know program.
Asia Society President Vishakha Desai's Op-Ed in the Huffington Post.
Asia Society President Vishakha Desai analyzes geo-political shifts and the implications for women.
When it comes to stereotypes, are we more politically correct for some communities and less for others? What's funny and what's just inappropriate?
Asia Society President Vishakha Desai briefs WNYC on President Obama's short visit to Indonesia.
Ahead of President Obama's visit to India, Asia Society President Vishakha Desai assesses the potential for partnership between the world's largest democracies.
One of the chief engines to the success of India and China in the global economy is educated women.