Monika Parikh has over 25 years of experience in the nonprofit field with a focus on trauma-informed human rights and social justice interventions. Her professional career includes on-the-ground human rights program development in South Asia, West Africa and Latin America, and psychosocial programs for refugees and immigrants in the United States. She is the founder of the Saphira Fund, which seeks to support and expand philanthropic funding towards peacebuilding movements working for systemic change, both internationally and in the U.S.

She is also the founder of Partnerships for Trauma Recovery, a San Francisco Bay Area-based 501(c)3 dedicated to healing trauma among international survivors of human rights abuses. Previously, as the director of Partnerships for Free the Slaves, Ms. Parikh designed and led the development of the organization’s global partnerships program which sought to build long-term, mutually beneficial, trust-based relationships with anti-trafficking organizations. 

She has conducted policy research and advocacy on issues including U.S. foreign policy, modern slavery and multinational financial institution accountability, for organizations such as the Rockefeller Foundation, the Center for International Policy and Humanity United. She is also a member of the Board of Survivor Alliance and is committed to valuing the lived and direct experience of survivors, advocates and community members and their individual and collective wellbeing.