The Special Recognition award for a Decade of AIF leadership and Philanthropy will be presented to Raj and Nalini Sharma at the tenth anniversary of AIF New England gala on March 26^th at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston

Raj and Nalini Sharma were instrumental in founding the Boston Chapter of AIF in 2004. Both of them are Trustees of AIF and Raj serves as a member of the Board of Directors.

Nalini and Raj Sharma, have worked tirelessly for ten years to make AIF the premier vehicle for philanthropic activity directed towards India.  Their commitment to philanthropy is unmatched. 

It is so fitting to recognize their contributions in this tenth anniversary gala in Boston. As Martin Luther King said, â€œEveryone has the power for greatness, because greatness is determined by service.Raj and Nalini exemplify such greatness and we are deeply grateful for their passion and commitment.” – Said Lata Krishnan, Co-Chair of the American India Foundation.

Nalini and Raj are active in philanthropy, civic and arts organizations on a global scale. Raj serves as a Trustee of Emerson College and as Chair of the Board of YouthLEAD, an innovative organization encouraging respectful dialogue on difficult issues and promoting tolerance and understanding among young people. Raj is a former Chairman and current board member of The Boston Harbor Island Alliance. Nalini is on the Board of Overseers of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She is also on the Board of YouthLEAD and MITHAS, an organization that promotes Music and Art of South Asia. Through her support of various earth and environment agencies, she is a champion of the outdoors. 

Raj is a Managing Director and Head of The Sharma Group, a high end private advisory boutique within Merrill Lynch's Private Banking and Investment Group. He has been recognized as one of fifteen All-Stars by Barron's Magazine - a recognition bestowed on advisors who have made the Top 100 list for ten consecutive years.  In addition, Raj, and the Sharma Group, has been recognized as the number one advisor in Massachusetts for the past five years. In 2013 Raj was recognized in the FT 400, a list of top global advisors compiled by The Financial Times. Recently, he was profiled in The Boston Globe.

They have four children and live in Sharon, MA.

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