Shankari Bastiampillai is Executive Assistant to CBPP President Sharon Parrott and Board Liaison. Shankari has over 20 years of experience supporting CEOs and boards in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Most recently, she served as an Executive Assistant to the President and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association. She previously served in that role at the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, among other positions.

Shankari grew up in England and attended the University of Buckinghamshire.