First there was the announcement that Nick Rathod is joining the Obama-Biden Transition Project as Director of Inter-Governmental Affairs. That’s great news in itself. Rathod was one of the founders of South Asians for Obama or SAFO, a group that was instrumental in mobilising the community in turning out for the President-elect despite initial fears that since many were loyal to the Clinton brand and usually apathetic about American politics, they would sit this election out.
Now comes the play for the economy, expected to be the focal point of Obama’s initial months in office. Among the just-appointed Economics and International Trade Team Leads is Anjan Mukherjee, a New York-based Managing Director with Blackstone.

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