Recent appointee at White House staff positions as the policy director of First Lady Jill Biden is the Indian American lady Mala Adiga.
She has previously served as a senior adviser on Biden 2020 election campaign. Mala has also served as the director of Biden Foundation that purely works for higher education and military families.
Quick Facts and Information on Mala Adiga
Full Name/Real Name | Mala Adiga |
Date of Birth/Birthday | 30th April 1971 |
Age | 49 |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Born Country | USA |
Nationality | American |
Hometown | Illinois |
Ethnicity | Indian American |
Parents | Dr. Ramesh Adiga and Dr. Jaya Adiga |
Siblings | 2 brothers Shekhar and Sridhar |
Profession | Lawyer |
Education(college/university) | University of Chicago Law School |
Marital status | Married |
Husband | Charles Biro |
Children | 1 daughter Asha |
Social Media | |
Net Worth | $1.6 Million |
Mala Adiga Age, Birthday, Parents, Ethnicity
Mala was born on 30th April 1971 in Illinois USA. She originally belongs to the prestigious Kakkunje Adiga Family of Kakkkunje village in kundapur village.
Her father is Dr. Ramesh Adiga who graduated from Bangalore Medical College and migrated to the USA when he was just 24 years of age. Her mother Dr. Jaya Adiga is also a doctor who has suddenly demised a year before. Her father is 84 years of age now.
Mala is the eldest daughter and she has two twin brothers Shekhar and Sridhar. Shekhar is working as an engineer in California and Sridhar is working as a lawyer in Chicago.
Mala Adiga Education
Mala is a very educated and brilliant woman who has earned her BA in Spanish Language and Literature from Grinnell College in 1993. She has also attended the Universidad de Sevilla in 1992.
Further, Mara obtained her MPH(Master of Public Health) from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in 1997. Ahe also obtained her JD(Juris Doctorate) in law from the University of Chicago Law School in 2002.
Mala Adiga Career
Adiga initially began her career in the Obama administration as an attorney for the Associate Attorney General. Before becoming a part of Obama’s campaign team in 2008, Adiga worked at a Chicago law firm. She has also served as Secretary in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs during the Obama administration in the past.
At the same time, she also worked as the chief of staff of the Office of the Global Women and senior adviser to the ambassador. Adiga has served as senior policy adviser for the 2020 Biden-Kamala Harris campaign. Before, Adiga also acted as a director for higher education and military families at the Biden Foundation. Adiga was also a leader at the Human Rights Department in National Security
Mala Adiga Joe and Jill Biden
Jill Biden has already made it clear that she will continue working as a professor even after coming to the White House, that is, becoming the First Lady. That means the first lady will be working as a professor and she will be busy. Therefore, Mala will have more responsibility. Mala shares a close relationship with the Biden family.
She is, for now, continuing to work as the director of Higher Education and Military Family Wing at the Biden Foundation. However, she will have to resign from the foundation after the fresh appointment. Because, after joining Jill’s team, Mara will become a part of the Federal Administration of Joe and Jill Biden.
Mala Adiga Husband / Children
Currently, Mala Adiga is happily married to her husband Charles Biro. And it’s been long years that the couple has been married as they have a 15-year-old daughter named Asha.
Despite being busy in her professional life, Mara still manages to be an ideal wife and mother. She has given the same culture to her daughter and she has attained from her parents.
Further, Mala Adiga’s husband Charles Biro is a year younger than Mala in age. Mala’s spouse, Charles was born on 31st August 1972 and is 48 years of age now.
Mala Adiga Net worth and salary
Mala Adiga has worked all her life in reputed United States law agencies as her career graph in her LinkedIn profile shows. Her family belongs to the family of K Suryanarayana Adiga. He was the founder of Karnataka Bank Ltd. Also, Mala’s father and mother are doctors.
Mala belongs to the rich heritage of India and has earned herself a decent income through her profession. Regardless, she is about to become the White House staff now as the senior adviser for Jill Biden, the first lady of the USA. Her family pictures on media have portrayed a comfortable looking house and lifestyle. She has definitely earned herself a fortune.
So as per the estimation, Mala Adiga’s net worth as of early 2021 is $1.6 Million.
Mala Adiga- Social Media
It seems Mala besides her career is not interested in any other media platforms. She has a LinkedIn profile as Mala A. with 500+ connections.
Other than that Mala Adiga is not available on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook at the time of this writing.