Nina Anand is a Senior Associate of Global Programming and Events at the Milken Institute. She studied comparative religion at Davidson College and received her master’s degree in conflict resolution from Georgetown University. Before moving to Santa Monica in 2021, Nina spent a decade living in Washington, D.C. leading communications for politicians, government leaders and international non-profits. Nina is half-Indian and was exposed to Eastern culture and religion from a young age. As a lifelong student, she studied Prana Vinyasa yoga with Shiva Rea and Jessica Lazar and received her certification in 2017. In 2022, she completed a 200-hour kundalini yoga teacher training in India with Gurmukh Khalsa. She is committed to helping others live authentically and connect to their higher selves through kundalini yoga, mindfulness, and manifestation practices.