Monica Singh Avram

Board of Trustees

Monica Singh Avram is a transformational legal expert with nearly two decades of progressive legal experience in top law firms and in-house roles at multi-billion dollar corporations. Her expertise spans general counsel, strategic leadership, and business partnering, helping companies navigate complex landscapes while driving digital, process, and cultural transformations. Monica is a proven organizational leader who builds and leads high-performing teams to become nimble, business minded and exemplify process/financial efficiencies. She believes in servant leadership and has distinctly focused on championing underrepresented talent development, employee retention and DEI initiatives by launching innovative professional development programs.

Monica holds multiple board and advisory roles, including serving as Vice Treasurer for Winnetka Community Nursery School's board of directors. Additionally, she has been a legal advisor and board member for Women in Sports & Events (WISE) in both Chicago and Boston, and co-chair for the Boston Bar Association's in-house counsel forum.

Monica credits yoga and meditation as her anchor at the most pivotal times personally and professionally and has experienced Kripalu as a sacred place for salve and reflection. She is passionate about supporting Kripalu’s focus to make it an even more accessible organization for all. Monica and her devoted husband David are enjoying raising their two young children and split their time between Winnetka, IL and Brookline, MA.