Kiran Siddiqui is CEO at Hamdard Health Alliance, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Chicagoland with a mission to positively impact the health and well-being of individuals and families in our communities by delivering culturally responsive healthcare services with expertise on immigrant and refugee communities. Kiran has held several key positions within Hamdard and in 15 years has increased the organization's budget, program, and personnel and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2020 . Kiran has devoted her career to serving the immigrant and refugee community in lifting their voice and engaging with stakeholders to disentangle various interconnected challenges facing our communities. 

 

Ms. Siddiqui has a Master of Education in Community Counseling from Loyola University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She has over two decades of experience in behavioral health and management experience. Ms. Siddiqui joined Hamdard in 2009. Prior to coming to Hamdard, she worked at Apna Ghar, a domestic violence organization for South Asian women, as a counselor for four years and as the program’s director for five years. She possesses a wide range of experience including program management and implementation, clinical counseling, geriatric care, and homelessness prevention. She is fluent in Urdu. Kiran is a member of the West Suburban Nonprofit Leader idea circle as well as sits on the steering committee for the Chicago Safety Net Learning Collaborative. Kiran is the Vice President of the Board of Directors for  Syrian Community Network. Kiran has a passion for traveling and creating tablescapes. She lives in the northwest Chicago land with her spouse and three kids.