Sharam Kohan brings relevant experience and incredible passion for the ICET President and Chief Executive Officer position. Before eventually serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the ICET, he was chairman of the Board of Directors from 2005. A Harvard University Alumnus, Kohan has dedicated his career to public service. Kohan has served as Executive Director of human rights, immigration organizations, community health clinics, housing, and homeless services for various non-profits in disadvantaged and marginalized communities. His experience and proven devotion to civil rights make him the right leader for the ICET’s mission direction.

In 2000, Mr. Kohan pioneered protection from deportation for LGBTQ and transgender individuals from deportation/removal under the Convention Against Torture in the United States. He testified in immigration court in Louisiana and helped the first gay man receive indefinite relief from removal under the Convention Against Torture, the first case in the United States. It paved the way for others in a similar predicament to seek similar protection.