Kiran J. Singh

Dean Singh leads the strategic vision and comprehensive administration of the Career Development Office. She advises students and alumni across all sectors, with a specialized focus on government and public interest pathways. Dean Singh brings diverse expertise with a legal career spanning the education, government, and nonprofit sectors. Over the past 14 years, she has provided dedicated career counseling to thousands of students and alumni at Yale Law School (since 2022) and at Columbia Law School (2012–2022). Prior to her leadership in higher education, Dean Singh served as Assistant General Counsel at Success Academy Charter Schools in New York City. She began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. As a trial attorney, she prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases involving domestic violence, hate crimes, weapons, narcotics, violent crimes and financial crimes. Her foundational commitment to civic leadership began prior to law school, when she was awarded an Urban Fellowship to work in New York City government. Dean Singh earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. She graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University with a degree in Political Science. While at Brown, she was awarded the CV Starr Institute Award for Leadership in Public Service.

Education

J.D., University of California, Berkeley Law School
A.B., Brown University

Contact

Yale Law School
P.O. Box 208215
New Haven, CT 06520

Phone: (203) 432-4049
Email: k.singh@yale.edu