
Nirva Patel
Nirva is an attorney with a background in science, communications, and animal policy. She brings decades of... | Greater Boston, Greater Boston, United States
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Nirva Patel’s Expertise Nirva is an attorney with a background in science, communications, and animal policy. She brings decades of experience inspiring positive change for animals as an animal rights campaigner, non-profit board member, and executive producer of documentaries such as Meat Me Halfway, The End of Medicine, and The Game Changers–one of the most watched documentaries on Netflix. Nirva has spent the past five years serving on the board of Farm Sanctuary, most recently as its Chair. Prior to becoming Executive Director, Nirva was a Global Policy Fellow with the ALPP focusing on live animal markets and animal legal education in India. She also provided critical research for Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic, where she also worked with students on projects and cases. She has been Involved in the Clinic’s ongoing lawsuit against the National Park Service over the dying Tule Elk population at Point Reyes National Seashore, and efforts to eliminate public funding for cruel and unnecessary animal experimentation. Nirva has served on the boards of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, the Fur Free Coalition, and the International Vegan Film Festival, in addition to Farm Sanctuary. She grew up in Ashland, Massachusetts, and then worked in animal advocacy in Mumbai, India for close to a decade. Since returning to the U.S., Nirva has led several successful animal advocacy campaigns, including banning the sale of fur in the towns of Lexington and her current home of Weston, MA. A member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the United States Patent and Trademark Organization, Nirva holds a J.D. from The New England School of Law, an M.S. in Animals and Public Policy from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University. She is a Jain American who practices the philosophy of ahimsa, which espouses nonviolence to all living creatures.
Nirva Patel’s Current Industry Brooks Mccormick Jr Animal Law And Policy Program At Harvard Law School
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Patel’s Prior Industry
Pfizer
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Nixon Peabody
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Nishith Desai Associates
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The Game Changers
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Farm Sanctuary
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International Vegan Film Festival
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Harvard Law School
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International Anti Poaching Foundation
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Brooks Mccormick Jr Animal Law And Policy Program At Harvard Law School
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Brooks Mccormick Jr Animal Law And Policy Program At Harvard Law School
Executive Director
Fri Sep 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
International Anti Poaching Foundation
Board Member
Wed Mar 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Sep 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Harvard Law School
Global Policy Fellow
Sat Jan 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Sep 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
International Vegan Film Festival
Board Member
Fri Jan 01 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Dec 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Farm Sanctuary
Chair Of The Board Of Directors
Tue Oct 01 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Sep 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The Game Changers
Executive Producer
Thu Feb 01 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Feb 01 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Nishith Desai Associates
Nonprofit Practice
Thu Jan 01 2009 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Jan 01 2010 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Nixon Peabody
Attorney
Sat Jan 01 2005 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Jan 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Pfizer
Pfizer (Wyeth) Pharmaceuticals
Fri Sep 01 2000 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Jul 01 2004 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)