Asha Rangappa Biography
Asha Rangappa is an American lawyer, CNN commentator and director of admissions at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Prior to that, she worked as an FBI special agent as well as Yale Law School’s Associate Dean.
Asha Rangappa Education
The lawyer graduated from Kecoughtan High School. She participated in the Model United Nations and Model General Assembly of the school and was champion of state for the Model Judiciary Program too. Together with another girl, she was captain of the school’s cheerleading squad.
She graduated from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs in 1996 as a cum laude. After graduation, she received a Fulbright Scholarship to learn about constitutional reform in Colombia’s capital. Moreover, Asha attended Yale Law School and did an internship with the US Attorneys office in Baltimore.
She graduated in 2000, taking on a clerkship representing the Honorable Juan Torruella at the First Circuit Court of Appeals in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2003 she was admitted to the state bars of New York and Connecticut.
Asha Rangappa Career
Rangappa started training with the FBI in 2001 at Quantico Academy, Virginia. After graduating from the Academy, she took up her job as an FBI specialist in counterintelligence investigations based in New York. She later left the FBI in 2005 to start a family.
Rangappa has published op-eds in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Wall Street Journal.
She has appeared on BBC, NPR, and other networks as a commentator and she is also CNN’s legal and national security analyst.
In addition, the CNN commentator is a member of the board of directors for the South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut, the Connecticut Society of Former FBI Agents, and the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame.
Asha Rangappa Age
Rangappa was born on November 15, 1974, in Connecticut, United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on November 15th every year.
Asha Rangappa Family
Parents
Asha was born to parents from Karnataka, India who came to the US in 1970, during the 1965 Hart-Celler Act. Her parents were able to enroll her in Kecoughtan High School where she commenced with her studies.
She told Elle that her parents “came under a provision where the government was specially looking for doctors,” under the 1965 Hart-Celler Act. Her father is an anesthesiologist and worked at a Virginia army base. On the other hand, Asha’s mother is an accountant.
Siblings
Asha has an older sister named Menaca, who received a bachelor of electrical engineering (Degree).
Asha Rangappa Husband
Rangappa was married to her lovely husband, a fellow FBI agent in 2005 but they later divorced. She lives in Hamden, Connecticut with her children, a daughter, and a son.
While the divorce process was ongoing, Twitter went abuzz as there were claims that her supposed mystery man was Andrew Dodd; a fellow FBI Agent. To date, Rangappa, who had learned the tricks of being secretive as a former FBI agent has refused to reveal the identity of the man who once had her heart.
Asha Rangappa Facts and Body Measurements
Here are some of the facts you don’t want to miss about Rangappa.
• Date of Birth: 15th November 1974
• Place of Birth: United States
• Children: Two (Son and Daughter)
• Weight: Not Available
Asha Rangappa Salary
According to our reliable sources, Rangappa’s annual salary only as a CNN commentator ranges between $83,800 and $120,000.
Asha Rangappa Net Worth
Rangappa has not revealed her net worth. She is a simple person and never likes to attract public attention by publicly displaying her wealth. However, this section is under review. We will update you when details about her net worth are revealed.
Asha Rangappa Quantico
In 2001, Asha Rangappa began her FBI training in Quantico, Virginia but landed in a hospital due to a car accident. She suffered contusions of the ribs, but despite it, she pursued the career.
Less than a month after the accident she reported to the FBI Academy where she participated in its rigorous law enforcement training curriculum, which included push-ups, pull-ups and the use of firearms.
Asha Rangappa FBI Agent
While she was in Law School, Asha Rangappa had applied to the FBI but didn’t hear from them. Following the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the FBI needed more agents and Asha was called to begin training. After her graduation from Quantico Academy, she moved to New York City where she took a job as an FBI special agent.
There, she specialized in counterintelligence investigations and became one of the first Indian Americans to hold the position. In 2005, Rangappa resigned from the FBI to focus on raising her offsprings.
Fluent in English, Spanish and Kannada, she specialized in areas like counterintelligence investigations, assessing threats to national security, and undercover work. She worked with the New York division for three years, before leaving in 2005.
After leaving the FBI, Asha Rangappa became the associate dean at Yale Law School. She served in this position for 11 years before transitioning into her current role as a senior lecturer at Yale Jackson College of Global Affairs.
Asha Rangappa Yale
After only 3 years, Asha left the FBI. She went to Yale and became an Associate Dean of its law school. Currently, she is a Director of Admissions at Jackson Institute for International Affairs.
She has instructed National Security Law and connected courses at Yale, Wesleyan, and New Haven universities and was admitted to the State Bar of New York in 2003 and Connecticut also in the year 2003.
Asha Rangappa CNN
She has published op-eds in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post among others. She is an editor for Just Security and is a legal and national security analyst for CNN.
Asha Rangappa Verve
In 2018 she appeared in the Indian version of Verve magazine -India’s premier and only home-grown luxury and manner magazine for ladies that has been in publication since 1995.
This puts it in the (em)power list of 2018. In May of the same year, she attended People of Color in Criminal Justice Conference at the Framingham State University.
Asha Rangappa Accomplishments
Her legacy ranges from serving on the board of directors for the Connecticut Society of Former FBI Agents to the South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut. She is also a successful board member at the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame.
Frequently Asked Questions About Asha Rangappa
Who is A. Rangappa?
Asha is one of the best-known and loved American lawyers who gained extensive recognition after she became an FBI special agent, specializing in counterintelligence investigations.
How old is A. Rangappa?
Asha is an American national born on 15th November 1974, in Connecticut.
How tall is A. Rangappa?
Asha has not shared her height with the public. Her height will be listed once we have it from a credible source.
Is A. Rangappa married?
No, though, she was married to an anonymous fellow FBI agent.
How much is A. Rangappa worth?
Asha has not yet revealed her net worth. We will update this section when we get and verify information about the wealth and properties under her name.
How much does A. Rangappa make?
Per our average wage estimates for a CNN commentator, Asha receives an annual salary ranging between $83,800 and $120,000 that translates to an hourly average wage of between $9.57 and $13.70.
Where does A. Rangappa live?
She is a resident of Hamden, Connecticut, USA. We shall upload pictures of her house as soon as we have them.
Is A. Rangappa dead or alive?
Asha is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.
Where is A. Rangappa now?
Asha Rangappa is a lecturer at Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.