Lalita Sivaswami announced her candidacy for the Simsbury Board of Finance and outlined her background in law, finance and nonprofit service during a brief statement to the meeting record.

Sivaswami said she arrived in the United States 26 years ago and moved to Simsbury in 02/2003. She described her goals as ensuring that “the policies set by those we elect…are executed with fiscal prudence so that all who aspire to live here can make that vision a reality.”

Sivaswami identified herself as CEO of People First Technologies, an AI and data science platform focused on employee engagement, and said she teaches finance law and U.S. legal institutions at Yukon Law School. She said she previously worked as a debt portfolio manager for Citigroup and Horizon Technology Finance. She also listed service roles on nonprofit organizations and local bodies: board member of Simsbury Meadows, immediate past president of Hartford Chorale, vice chair of finance at the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and a member of Simsbury’s Charter Revision Commission.

Sivaswami said she and her husband moved to Simsbury in February 2003, that the town is where they raised two children and where they “hope to spoil our future grandchildren.” She closed by asking residents to vote in the municipal election and saying, “You will find my name on the ballot under Board of Finance, and my name is Lalita Sivaswami.”

The speaker did not specify the date of the municipal election, and the meeting transcript does not indicate whether this statement occurred during the public-comment portion of the agenda or another agenda item.