Gannon Reads: Simran Jeet Singh

About this event

A special collaborative event with Gannon University celebrating literacy, civicengagement, and the power of ideas. Speaker: Simran Jeet Singh. Simran Jeet Singh, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the author of the national bestseller The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life (Riverhead, Penguin Random House). Simran's thought leadership on bias, empathy, wisdom, and justice extends across corporate, educational, and government settings. He is an Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity with Columbia University and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, and a Soros Equality Fellow with the Open Society Foundations. In 2020, TIME Magazine recognized him as one of sixteen people fighting for a more equal America. Simran earned graduate degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University, and he writes regularly for major outlets, including Harvard Business Review, TIME Magazine, and Religion News Service. Simran also authored the award-winning children's book Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon (Kokila, Penguin Random House). Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Simran now lives in New York City with his wife and two daughters, where he enjoys running, writing, and chasing his kids. To learn more about Simran and his work, visit simranjeetsingh.org. The Dr. David and MaryAnne Kozak GannonREADS (Reading to Enhance the Awareness of Diverse Society) initiative bringstogether students, faculty, and the broader Erie community around a shared readingexperience — connecting literature to the pressing conversations of our time. ​ ​Simran Jeet Singh is the Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at theAspen Institute and the author of the national bestseller, "The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life."