Preeta D. Bansal
Preeta Bansal | |
|---|---|
| Solicitor General of New York | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Gott Billet |
| Succeeded by | Caitlin Halligan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 18, 1965 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
Preeta D. Bansal (born October 18, 1965) is an American lawyer who served as the General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor to the federal Office of Management and Budget from 2009 until 2011. Prior to her work in the Obama administration, she served as a law partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and as the Solicitor General of New York during Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's first term. She also has been a member and past chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). She is currently a lecturer at MIT and senior advisor at the Laboratory for Social Machines based at the MIT Media Lab.