Krishanti Vignarajah

Krishanti "Krish" Vignarajah is the former policy director for United States First Lady Michelle Obama, and a declared Democratic candidate for Maryland's 2018 governor's race on August 9, 2017. She is of Sri Lankan descent and resides in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Vignarajah was born in Sri Lanka but was forced to flee with her parents and brother, eventually settling in Maryland.https://www.birchbox.com/magazine/article/a-woman-in-the-white-house-krishanti-vignarajah